important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices …

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 …

Vietnam has been among the most successful East Asian economies, especially in weathering the external shocks of recent … and poverty alleviation have been maintained at the expense of renewed inflation, larger budget deficits, and currency … depreciation. The "stop-go" nature of present macroeconomic policy is the consequence of balancing growth versus inflation …