This article assesses the significance of domestic and foreign savings for Vietnam's economic growth. Using annual data for the period between 1986 and 2000 a three-gap model is formulated and estimated. The model illustrates quite vividly the centrality of the foreign exchange constraint for...

User charges have come to play a significant role in the financing and delivery of publicly provided health services in many developing countries. As a response to health care financing crises, user charges are often promoted as a way of rationalizing the use of care, raising revenue, and...