experiences of Mozambique and Vietnam - two countries with similar levels and compositions of economic growth but divergent … in Vietnam. Inadequate education, trade and transport systems are found to be more severe structural constraints to … poverty reduction in Mozambique than in Vietnam. Investing in these areas can significantly enhance the effectiveness of …

Vietnam has been among the most successful East Asian economies, especially in weathering the external shocks of recent … crisis ; great recession ; Vietnam …

Economic growth in Vietnam has been fairly resilient to the global commodity and financial crises, but it is unclear … left Vietnam little changed from a baseline (no crises) path in terms of aggregate indicators including the poverty rate … crisis leaving poverty rates below the (no crises) baseline. -- economic crisis ; growth ; poverty ; Vietnam …

formally. In this paper, we explore the extent to which social networks in rural Vietnam can play a role in increasing formal … found in low-quality networks. -- household savings ; social capital ; information failure ; women's unions ; Vietnam …