FUJITA Mai
| FUJITA Mai |
| [Belonging・Position] | Southeast Asian Studies Group II, Area Studies Center ・Director |
| [Research Field] | Vietnamese studies, development studies, industrial development, economics of transition |
| [email] |
Mai_Fujita 
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| researchmap | Profile Information (Research history, education, papers & publications) |
Previous research
My research has covered a wide range of themes on the Vietnamese economy. After joining the Institute of Developing Economies in 1996, I started to research Vietnam, with a particular focus on external economic relations. Over time, my interests shifted to the domestic economy and political economy with respect to industries, businesses, and institutions. My early work culminated in the edited book The Transformation of Vietnamese Industry during the Period of Transition (IDE, 2006), which illuminated the processes of market-driven industrial development in the context of under-developed institutions. Subsequently, I engaged in fieldwork-based analysis of the Vietnamese motorcycle industry, which turned out to be one of the early works that highlighted the dynamics of industrial development the targeting burgeoning multi-layered developing country markets as well as the scope of active strategies by suppliers in developing countries. My recent work also covers political economic themes, including industrial policies, state-owned enterprise reform, and state−business relationships.
Current research projects
My
current
projects
can
be
grouped
into
two
broad
areas.
One
examines
the
developmental
direction
of
the
Vietnamese
economy
in
general
and
its
corporate
sector
in
particular.
In
view
of
new
developments
such
as
the
progress
of
state-owned
enterprise
reform,
the
rise
of
large
private
enterprises,
and
the
growth
of
new
digital
startups,
I
am
pursuing
a
number
of
projects
to
examine
policy
developments,
ownership
structure,
and
the
profiles
of
corporate
leaders.
My
overall
aim
is
to
shed
light
on
the
characteristics
of
the
corporate
sector
as
well
as
state–business
relationships
in
Vietnam
from
a
comparative
perspective.
The
other
group
of
project
examines
industry,
with
a
particular
focus
on
the
strategy
of
suppliers
in
global
value
chains
as
well
as
the
impact
of
US–China
trade
tensions
on
the
Vietnamese
economy.
My
work
in
this
area
aims
to
elucidate
general
implications
of
the
Vietnamese
experience
for
development
in
latecomer
developing
countries,
especially
those
aspiring
to
develop
through
integration
with
the
global
economy.