Description: Who Gained from Vietnam's Boom in the 1990s? : An Analysis of Poverty and Inequality Trends

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Who Gained from Vietnam's Boom in the 1990s? : An Analysis of Poverty and Inequality Trends

The authors assess the extent to which Vietnam's rapid economic growth in the 1990s was accompanied by reductions in poverty. They also investigate factors that contribute to certain households benefiting more than others. Using information fr...

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Main Authors:	Glewwe, Paul, Gragnolatti, Michele, Zaman, Hassan
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS CONSUMPTION DATA CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES CONSUMPTION PATTERNS DATA ANALYSIS DATA SET DEPENDENT VARIABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYMENT ETHNIC GROUP ETHNIC GROUPS ETHNIC MINORITIES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURE QUINTILES EXPENDITURE VARIABLE FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FARMS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FISHING FOOD BASKET FOOD COMPONENT FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD POVERTY LINE FORESTRY HEADCOUNT INDEX HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE IMPORTS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INFLATION INSURANCE LIVING STANDARD LIVING STANDARDS MALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS MEAN INCOME MEASURING POVERTY MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION NATIONAL AVERAGE PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY RESEARCH POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROUPS POVERTY INDEX POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE DIFFERENCES REGIONAL PRICE DIFFERENCES RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION SAMPLE SIZES SAVINGS STATISTICAL OFFICE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS WAGE INCOME WELFARE GAINS WELFARE INDICATORS POVERTY ANALYSIS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/438991/gained-vietnams-boom-1990s-analysis-poverty-inequality-trends http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22283

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Summary:	The authors assess the extent to which Vietnam's rapid economic growth in the 1990s was accompanied by reductions in poverty. They also investigate factors that contribute to certain households benefiting more than others. Using information from two household surveys, the Vietnam Living Standards Surveys (VNLSS) for 1992-93 and 1997-98, they show that Vietnam's gains in poverty reduction were striking during this period, and that the country's impressive growth has been fairly broad-based. After discussing descriptive statistics for both years, the authors examine factors contributing to poverty reduction using both simple decomposition analysis, and a multinomial logit model. The results show that: 1) returns to education increased significantly during this period, particularly for higher levels of education. 2) Location significantly affected a households probability of escaping poverty during this period. Urban households enjoyed a greater reduction in poverty than did rural households, and households residing in the Red River Delta, and the southeast were also better able to take advantage of new opportunities. 3) White-collar households benefited most, and agricultural laborers the least. However, Vietnam cannot afford to be complacent, as nearly half its rural population lives below the poverty line, poverty rates among ethnic minorities remain very high, and natural calamities are a serious impediment to poverty reduction.