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Foreign direct investment in Vietnam: An overview and analysis the determinants of spatial distribution across provinces
Nguyen, Ngoc Anh; Nguyen, Thang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Vietnam has been quite sucessful in attracting FDI inflows since the inception of economic reform in 1986. The inflow … of FDI has contributed significantly to the economic development of Vietnam. Still, the determinants of FDI inflow and … its impacts on the economy of Vietnam are under-researched. In this paper we provide an overview of foreign direct …
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‘Williamson's Fallacy’ in Estimation of Inter-Regional Inequality
Gluschenko, Konstantin - 2017
When estimating regional inequality, many economists use inequality indices weighted by the regions' shares in the national population. Although this approach is widespread, its adequacy has not received attention in the regional science literature. This paper proves that such approach is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012943787
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Socioeconomic Progress Across the Major Indian States : Converging or Diverging
Goli, Srinivas; Arokiasamy, P.; Reddy, Bheemeshwar - 2013
The purpose of this paper is to examine the progress in socioeconomic conditions across the major states of India by using convergence hypothesis. Earlier studies that examined regional disparities of development used per capita State Net Domestic Product (SNDP) as an important proxy for...
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Impacts of International and Internal Remittances on Household Welfare: Evidence from Viet Nam
Nguyen Viet, Cuong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper measures the impact of international and internal remittances on household welfare of remittances-receiving households using data from Viet Nam Household Living Standard Surveys 2002 and 2004. It is found that the receiving of international and internal remittances increased both...
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Social Protection in the Mekong: policy trends and future directions
Cousins, Mel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
The paper analyses the current and possible future development of social protection systems in three Mekong countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam. The three countries are at differing levels of development but face a number of shared challenges including poverty and malnutrition, climate...
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Access To Basic Social Services: An Evaluation From The Viet Nam Household Living Standard Surveys
Nguyen, Cuong; Giang, Long - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This study aims to evaluate access to social services of the most vulnerable groups of Vietnamese people, as well as propose some policy recommendations for improving targeting mechanisms for the social protection system in Viet Nam. We will use the Viet Nam Household Living Standard Surveys in...
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Measuring the Impact of Cash Crops on Household Expenditure and Poverty in Rural Viet Nam
Nguyen Viet, Cuong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This paper measures the impacts of cash crops on household consumption expenditure and poverty in rural Viet Nam using data from the Viet Nam household living standards surveys (VHLSSs) of 2002 and 2004. It has been found that revenues from cash crops have positive and statistically significant...
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Kapitał społeczny ludzi starych na przykładzie mieszkańców miasta Białystok
Klimczuk, Andrzej - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
"Social Capital of Old People on the Example of Bialystok Residents" is a book based on theoretical and empirical study, which presents an issue of diagnosing and using of old people social capital in the local and regional development processes. This issue is significant because of the threats...
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Political dynasties and poverty: Resolving the “chicken or the egg” question
Mendoza, Ronald; Beja Jr, Edsel; Venida, Victor; Yap, David - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
"Political dynasty" refers to the situation wherein members of the same family are occupying elected positions either in sequence for the same position, or simultaneously across different positions. In the Philippines, political dynasties are prevalent in areas with more severe poverty. Two...
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Political dynasties and poverty: Resolving the “chicken or the egg” question
Mendoza, Ronald; Beja Jr, Edsel; Venida, Victor; Yap … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Political dynasties—members of the same family occupying elected positions sequentially for the same position or simultaneously across different positions—have become a common feature in many developing countries with democratic political systems. In the Philippines, for instance, political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260193