Although it remains a one-party state, Vietnam has become one of the most popular host countries for multilateral and bilateral aid donors during the past decade. Vietnam¡¯s popularity is largely explained by the fact that it perceived as a good aid recipient, and it has often been identified...

Three million people are pushed down to poverty in Vietnam each year as direct and indirect consequences of ill-health and medical costs. The current economic situation with extremely high inflation and an absence of a functional social safety net may set many more households on the road to...