Who Gained from Vietnam's Boom in the 1990s?
The authors assess the extent to which
Vietnam's rapid economic growth in the 1990s was accompanied
by reductions in poverty. They also investigate factors that
contribute to certain households benefiting more than
others. Using information from two household surveys, the
Vietnam Living Standards Surveys (VNLSS) for 1992-93 and
1997-98, they show that Vietnam's gains in poverty reduction
were striking during this period, and that the country's
impressive growth has been fairly broad-based. After
discussing descriptive statistics for both years, the
authors examine factors contributing to poverty reduction
using both simple decomposition analysis, and a multinomial
logit model. The results show that: 1) returns to education
increased significantly during this period, particularly for
higher levels of education. 2) Location significantly
affected a households probability of escaping poverty during
this period. Urban households enjoyed a greater reduction in
poverty than did rural households, and households residing
in the Red River Delta, and the southeast were also better
able to take advantage of new opportunities. 3) White-collar
households benefited most, and agricultural laborers the
least. However, Vietnam cannot afford to be complacent, as
nearly half its rural population lives below the poverty
line, poverty rates among ethnic minorities remain very
high, and natural calamities are a serious impediment to
poverty reduction.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Glewwe, Paul,
Gragnolatti, Michele,
Zaman, Hassan |
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| Format: | Working Paper
biblioteca
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2000-01
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| Subjects: | COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS,
CONSUMPTION DATA,
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES,
CONSUMPTION PATTERNS,
DATA ANALYSIS,
DATA SET,
DEPENDENT VARIABLE,
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME,
DURABLE GOODS,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY,
ECONOMIC GROWTH,
EMPLOYMENT,
ETHNIC GROUP,
ETHNIC GROUPS,
ETHNIC MINORITIES,
EXPENDITURE DATA,
EXPENDITURE QUINTILES,
EXPENDITURE VARIABLE,
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS,
FARMS,
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS,
FISHING,
FOOD BASKET,
FOOD COMPONENT,
FOOD CONSUMPTION,
FOOD EXPENDITURES,
FOOD POVERTY LINE,
FORESTRY,
HEADCOUNT INDEX,
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS,
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION,
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES,
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURES,
HOUSEHOLD HEAD,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
HOUSEHOLD QUESTIONNAIRE,
HOUSEHOLD SIZE,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY,
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS,
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE,
IMPORTS,
INCOME,
INCOME INEQUALITY,
INFLATION,
INSURANCE,
LIVING STANDARD,
LIVING STANDARDS,
MALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS,
MEAN INCOME,
MEASURING POVERTY,
MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION,
NATIONAL AVERAGE,
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION,
POLICY IMPLICATIONS,
POLICY RESEARCH,
POOR,
POOR HOUSEHOLDS,
POPULATION GROUPS,
POVERTY INDEX,
POVERTY INDICATORS,
POVERTY LINE,
POVERTY LINES,
POVERTY MEASURES,
POVERTY REDUCTION,
PRICE DIFFERENCES,
REGIONAL PRICE DIFFERENCES,
RURAL AREAS,
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS,
RURAL POPULATION,
SAMPLE SIZES,
SAVINGS,
STATISTICAL OFFICE,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
URBAN AREAS,
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS,
WAGE INCOME,
WELFARE GAINS,
WELFARE INDICATORS,
POVERTY ANALYSIS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/438991/gained-vietnams-boom-1990s-analysis-poverty-inequality-trends
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22283
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