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INTRODUCTION
1. The rationale of the dissertation
Bac Giang is a northern mountainous midland province that was
reestablished in 1997 (separated from Ha Bac province). Implementing
the renovation policy, Bac Giang has mobilized all resources, striving to
accelerate the growth rate and economic structural transformationin the
direction of industrialization, amodernization, sustainable development.
However, due to many difficulties including a lowstarting point with
purely agricultural economy, the industrial and service development in
the province isvery slow, and not corresponding with the potential and
strength of the province.
The survey and field study in Bac Giang showthat the
implementation of economic structural transformationin some areas is
still inadequate, which has not yet generated a rapid pace of economic
restructuring and economic efficiency. This means that the
requirements for economic structural change are very necessary, which
must be in line with the economic development requirements and
aspirations of the people in the province.
The process ofeconomic structural transformationin Bac Giang
province has brought about the problems that need to be analyzed,
answered and clarified on the scientific basis for addressing the issues
of perception and practical activity for business development of the
province today. In that sense, I chose the topic"The process ofeconomic
structural transformation in Bac Giang province from 1997 to 2015" to
sum up this problem from the historical perspective in Bac Giang,
identify the success, together with its characteristics, impacts,
constraints, and causes, so that the study can provide historical data for
