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Health financing and delivery in Vietnam : looking forward
Lieberman, Samuel S. - 2009
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Efficient logistics : a key to Vietnam's competitiveness
Blancas, Luis C. - 2014
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Moving toward universal coverage of social health insurance in Vietnam : assessment and options
Somanathan, Aparnaa; Tandon, Ajay; Fuenzalida-Puelma, … - World Bank - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394025
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Gender and asset ownership : a guide to collecting individual-level data
Doss, Cheryl R. - 2008
"Ownership and control over assets such as land and housing provide direct and indirect benefits to individuals and households, including a secure place to live, the means of a livelihood, protection during emergencies, and collateral for credit that can be used for investment or consumption....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521055
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Superstition, family planning, and human development
Do, Quy Toan - 2006
"According to Vietnamese astrology, dates of birth are believed to be determinants of success, luck, character, and good match between individuals. But how far does this go? To document the influence of superstition on individuals' behavior, the authors examine fertility decisions made in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522061
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Universities as drivers of the urban economies in Asia : the case of Vietnam
Tran, Ngoc Ca - 2006
"This study looks at the contribution of the university system in Vietnam to the socioeconomic development in general, and their relationship with firms, dynamic actors of the economy in particular. The study uses different methods of research, from reliance on secondary data to interviews with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522113
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Trade liberalization and the environment in Vietnam
Jha, Shreyasi - 2006
"Vietnam's integration with the international economy has increased significantly over the past decade, aided by substantial liberalization of trade, and appears set to increase further as trade-expanding measures take full effect. This dramatic shift in Vietnam's trading patterns has important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522181
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Does rising landlessness signal success or failure for Vietnam's agrarian transition?
Ravallion, Martin - 2006
"In the wake of reforms to establish a free market in land-use rights, Vietnam is experiencing a pronounced rise in rural landlessness. To some observers this is a harmless by-product of a more efficient economy, while to others it signals the return of the pre-socialist class-structure, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522189
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The economic consequences of health shocks
Wagstaff, Adam - 2005
Vietnam two related issues: (1) how far household income and medical care spending responds to health shocks, and (2) how far … changes in body mass index (BMI) - are associated with reductions in earned income. This appears to be only partly - if at all … - due to a reverse feedback from income changes to BMI changes. By contrast, there is a hint - the relevant coefficient is …
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Pesticide poisoning of farm workers : implications of blood test results from Vietnam
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2005
"In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522576