The role of Vietnam's rural handicraft industry for the job creation and the improvement of living standards -An investigation in a village oflacquer crafts in southern Vietnam-

Abstract

The authors tried to clarify the role ofr ural handicraft industry through an investigation in a village of lacquer crafts in southern Vietnam. The lacquer crafts industry contributes to improve the living standard of craftsmen who don't have farmland in the village. For further creation and stabilization of employment, it is necessary to develop their export market.