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Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy Vol. 14, No. 2, May 2009, 162–171 Garment exports from Vietnam: changes in supplier strategies1 Henrik Schaumburg-Muller∗ ¨ Copenhagen Business School, Centre for Business and Development Studies, Porcelaenshaven 18A, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark This paper looks at Vietnam’s changes in export performance and supplier strategies in the global garment value chains as a result of shift in international trade arrangements. Trade and competitive theories are used to analyse supplier reactions to the shifts. After the changes the Vietnamese garment industry has sustained its high level of export growth and gained import market share at its main US market although not as much as China. However, the growth export performance appears to be a mere volume expansion. There is little evidence that the suppliers are pursuing functional upgrading strategies besides the fact that they are flexible serving several customers at different markets. Keywords: garments; export; global value chains; Vietnam JEL classifications: L67, O19, O24, O33 Introduction Economic theory suggests that an export orientation strategy can provide countries with higher economic growth. Integration into the world economy seems to be necessary for developing countries wanting their economy to grow. Since its economic Doi Moi reforms in 1986, Vietnam has considered export the key to economic development in order to narrow the income gap to the developed countries. Vietnam possesses comparative advantages in labour-intensive industries such as garment, footwear, furniture and so on. Among these industries, garment export has reported the largest export turnover, about US$7.8 billion in 2007, and is now the country’s second lar