One-Stop Shops in Vietnam : Changing the Face of Public Administration for Citizens and Businesses through a Single Door to Multiple Services

This case study analyzes the development of one-stop shops in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from inception of the first one in Ho Chi Minh City in 1995 through the full roll out of this model of integrated service delivery across the country,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blunt, Melvyn, Davidsen, Soren, Agarwal, Sanjay, Pfeil, Helene, Schott, Berenike
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/509861498753741062/One-stop-shops-in-Vietnam-changing-the-face-of-public-administration-for-citizens-and-businesses-through-a-single-door-to-multiple-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27487
Description
Summary:This case study analyzes the development of one-stop shops in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from inception of the first one in Ho Chi Minh City in 1995 through the full roll out of this model of integrated service delivery across the country, beginning in 2003. Embedded in the spirit of the “Doi Moi” reforms that began in the 1980s, one-stop shops have been an integral part of the government’s public administration reform program, initiated in 2001. Political support, decentralization, clear guidelines regarding organizational structure, and significant capital investment allowed the one-stop shop model to successfully transform the attitudes of civil servants toward the public, reduce bureaucracy, inefficiencies, and rent seeking, and improve the quality of services delivered.