This paper aims to discuss the emergence of “new rural development” ideas as well as its formation as a national target program. This paper argues that the ideas of new rural development program had come before the advent of historical Resolution 26 (2008), tracing back to the 4th Party Congress in 1976. The paper seeks to describe the process of evolution of this concept into a national target program through the roles of policy-makers, especially the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). | Nation Target Programme on New Rural Development. Nation Target Programme on New Rural Development The Evolution of Concepts in Historical Perspective Nguyen Trung Kien * Bui Minh ** Abstract: Nation Target Programme on New Rural Development (NTP-NRD), launched in 2009, has been one of Vietnam’s main programs in recent decades. The government of Vietnam considers the success of NTP-NRD as the major drivers of the country’s industrialization and modernization. After over five years of implementation, the Program has achieved some remarkable successes. However, there have been difficulties facing the goverment of Vietnam in further development and meeting the goals of new rural programme – new rural development (NRP-NRD). This paper provides some insights on the concepts of “new rural area”, “new rural development” from historical perspective. This paper aims to discuss the emergence of “new rural development” ideas as well as its formation as a national target program. This paper argues that the ideas of new rural development program had come before the advent of historical Resolution 26 (2008), tracing back to the 4th Party Congress in 1976. The paper seeks to describe the process of evolution of this concept into a national target program through the roles of policy-makers, especially the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Key words: National Target Programme on New Rural Development; new rural development; policy making; Communist Party of Vietnam; the government of Vietnam; historical perspective. 1. Introduction Since the renovation (Đổi Mới) in 1986, Vietnam has achieved considerable successes in almost every socio-economics area. The poverty headcount well decreased from percent in 1993 to percent by 2008, and to below 10 percent by 2010, according to an estimate from the World Bank (Kozel et al., 2014: 1). As a result of these remarkable progresses, by 2011, Vietnam became a middle income country. Nevertheless, it can be claimed that Vietnam is
