By international standards, and given its relatively low per capita income, Vietnam has achieved substantial reductions … inequalities in child survival are evident in Vietnam-a change from the early 1990s when none were apparent. The authors develop … progress among the poor will jeopardize Vietnam's chances of achieving the international development goals for child mortality …

This paper uses small area estimation techniques to update Vietnam's province and district-level poverty map to 2009 … targeting have become more pronounced over time in Vietnam. Although poverty reduction in Vietnam has been impressive, further …. It finds that poverty rates continue to be highest in the northern and central mountainous regions, where ethnic …

both regional and national governments. This paper argues that such grants-financed decentralization enables politicians to …A recent trend in decentralization in several large and diverse countries is the creation of local jurisdictions below … target benefits to pivotal voters and organized interest groups in exchange for political support. Decentralization, in this …

The central governments of many developing countries have chosen to decentralize their anti-poverty programs, in the …-based poverty program in the world, namely China's Di Bao program, which aims to assure a minimum income through means …

Business and politicians' interaction is pervasive but has mostly been analyzed with a binary approach, i.e. either a …

suitable price data. In this paper, data from Vietnam are used to test this method against benchmarks provided by multilateral … standards over time and space, these results suggest that estimates of the level, location, and change in poverty and inequality …

food away from home. A household survey experiment was implemented in Hanoi, Vietnam, to test these different methods … considered -- including asking about consumption in one line (the existing practice in Vietnam) or asking each individual about … in a survey. Although limited analysis can be conducted on the implications for poverty, the study finds that the …

With 70 percent of its population living in coastal areas and low-lying deltas, Vietnam is exposed to many natural … hazard maps and spatial socioeconomic data. The paper also examines flood exposure and poverty at the local level within Ho …, while the main strategy in Vietnam today to manage flood risk is to reduce exposure, the increase in exposure estimated in …

This study combines high-resolution, geo-spatial data and household data from the Vietnam Living Standard Measurement … Surveys in 2010, 2012, and 2014 to investigate the relationship between environmental risks and poverty. Using recently … drought hazards, the study shows: (i) at the district level, there are hotspots of high poverty and environmental risks; (ii …