Developing cultural resources in Vietnam

Abstract

Culture is the sum of material and spiritual values created and accumulated by humans throughout history, and it is identified as the spiritual foundation of society. Social development in a country relies on many resources, of which cultural resources are one of the important and main resources. Cultural resources are very rich and possess both tangible and intangible power, promoting socio-economic development in the direction of people, for the happiness of individuals and the social community. In this study, the author analyzes three constituent contents and three factors that impact the development of cultural resources, including human resources, cultural institutions, and cultural products. The author builds a theoretical framework and conducts a survey of 400 managers from 200 management agencies and cultural organizations in the capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam. This locality has a diverse cultural development history, especially in Vietnam, associated with the capital of three feudal dynasties lasting nearly 1000 years (Thang Long capital). The research results show that managers assess the development of all three factors—human resources, cultural institutions, and cultural products—as necessary; however, human resource development remains the focus because cultural resources are ultimately human resources, the result of human social practice, and the expression of human nature. From the above research results, the author discusses the content of research on the development of cultural resources in Hanoi Capital and Vietnam in the present and future periods.