ASSESSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THANH HOA CITY GROWTH POLES

Abstract

The authors selected 11 criteria to evaluate the growth of Thanh Hoa city in the period 2016-2023. The results were that in 2016, Thanh Hoa city had 6/11 criteria met. In 2020, they were 7/11 criteria and in 2023, they were 6/11 criteria. The criteria achieved include: economic scale, polarization index, economic density, rate of trained labor, budget and export value. Criteria that have not been met include: driving industry/enterprise, attracting FDI capital, competitiveness, income per capita. As for the growth rate criteria, the years 2016 to 2020 were met, but the years 2021-2023 were not met. On that basis, the authors have proposed the following solutions to promote the development of this growth pole in the next period: actively attracting FDI capital, improving competitiveness, and developing businesses. innovation, development of supporting industries and diversification of the urban economy.