Access to Social Assistance Among Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam
In recognition of the growing inequality of opportunity for ethnic minorities, the Government of Vietnam has expanded the social assistance system to explicitly cover ethnic minorities. However, ethnic minorities, particularly women, often face bar...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099010003242240768/P1627251299ebc12130dd14b811859f12e86aa26f0ab http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37248 |
| Summary: | In recognition of the growing
inequality of opportunity for ethnic minorities, the
Government of Vietnam has expanded the social assistance
system to explicitly cover ethnic minorities. However,
ethnic minorities, particularly women, often face barriers
of access to these programs. This paper identifies potential
barriers of access at every stage of social assistance
delivery; it also examines patterns in the use of social
assistance transfers. The aim is to apply this knowledge in
designing context-specific pilot(s) to address the specific
constraints identified. The analysis is based on
anthropological desk reviews of selected ethnic minority
groups, quantitative analysis of recent household surveys
and qualitative research in four provinces (Ha Giang, Quang
Nam, Tra Vinh and Lam Dong). The authors focus primarily on
the 13 main ethnic minority groups in these four provinces. |
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