This research will collect the article about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its benefits, concerns to Vietnam economy. My thesis will explain what TPP is, the causes of economic growth and answering why Vietnam benefits from TPP as well as the concerns when Vietnam becomes the TPP members. I hope my thesis will provide helpful information to whom or organizations care about Vietnam economy after joining TPP. For the foreign companies, I hope you can know what advantages Vietnam can give you when investing in Vietnam, what disadvantages you should know to minimize the loss. For local companies, I hope you know the chance we will encounter in the future as well as the challenges we have to face. For the Vietnam law makers, I hope you will create the policy that help Vietnamese small farmers reduce damage from the international trade and create the policy that use Vietnam advantage efficiently.
Key words: Vietnam, Economy, TPP

ABSTRACT i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii
List of Figures iv
List of Tables iv
CHAPTER 1:INTRODUCTION 1
1.1. Introduction 1
1.2. Statement of research problem 2
CHAPTER 2:LITERATURE REVIEW 3
2.1. Trade agreements 3
2.2. Trans- Pacific Partnership and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership 4
2.3. Developing countries 5
CHAPTER 3:RESEARCH METHOD 11
3.1. Research methods 11
3.2. Data analysis 11
CHAPTER 4:VIETNAM AND TPP 12
4.1. Vietnam economy review 12
4.2. Drivers of Vietnam’s benefits from TPP 17
4.3. Vietnam’s key benefits from TPP 18
4.4. The key concerns regarding economy when Vietnam joins TPP
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4.5. Vietnam status of corruption 22
CHAPTER 5:CONCLUSION 24
REFERENCES 25




List of Figures
Figure 1 Map showing the countries expected to participate in TPP 4
Figure 2 Structure of Vietnam Economy in GDP 12
Figure 3 Top Importers/ Exporters to Vietnam 14
Figure 4 Top import/ export products of Vietnam 15
Figure 5 Vietnam’s major manufacturing sectors: output and CAGR 15
Figure 6 Vietnamese exports to the world, selected sectors, 2000-12 16
Figure 7 Vietnam Population structure 2017 17
Figure 8 Vietnam’s largest trade partners by trade volume
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List of Tables
Table 1 List of countries expected to join TPP 6
Table 2 Data about Export, Import in 2015 and 2016 13

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