State Governance of Coal Mining Industry towards Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Abstract

Coal is one of the most precious mineral resource, mining and mineral processing contributes
to the economic development. In Vietnam, coal mining industry is economically profitable. However, this
industry shows several disadvantages such as low productivity, wasting resources, negative environmental
impact. Therefore, the State of Vietnam need to improve the coal mining governance to raise revenues,
avoid wasting resources and meet the requirements of sustainable development. The paper aims to
evaluate State governance of coal mining industry in Vietnam, and shows the advantages and
disadvantages of this governance. Therefore, this paper proposes the strategies and solutions to improve
coal mining governance in Vietnam towards sustainable development. The structure of the paper includes:
(i) Literature review of the importance and requirements of state governance of coal mining industry
towards sustainable development; (ii) State governance of coal mining industry in Vietnam; (iii) Proposals
to improve State governance of coal mining industry towards sustainable development in Vietnam.