1. Introduction / John Rand and Finn Tarp -- 2. The Viet Nam SME data 2005-15 / Hanna Berkel, John Rand, Finn Tarp and Neda Trifković -- 3. Capital allocation, credit access, and firm growth / Christina Kinghan, Carol Newman and Conor M. O’Toole -- 4. The interaction of institutional quality and human capital in shaping the dynamics of capital structure / Enrico Santarelli and Hien Thu Tran -- 5. How important are management practices for the productivity of small and medium enterprises? / Axel Demenet and Quynh Hoang -- 6. Are politically connected firms less constrained in credit markets? / john Rand -- 7. Why do household businesses stay informal? / Tam Thanh Nguyen and Trinh Duc Chieu -- 9. Certification and business risk / Neda Trifković -- 10. Pecuniary returns to working conditions -- 11. Does union membership pay off?: Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs / Nina Torm -- 12. Conclusion / John Rand and Finn Tarp.

xxiii, 271 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
On t.p.: A study prepared by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER).

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