Social Assistance Policy in Vietnam: Issues In Design And Implementation, and Vision For Reforms

Evans, Martin and Giang, Long and Nguyen, Cuong and Tran, Tam and Vu, Linh (2011): Social Assistance Policy in Vietnam: Issues In Design And Implementation, and Vision For Reforms.

Abstract

This study aims to outline the vision for the Vietnamese social protection system. It provides discussion of the issues of implementation and performance of the current programme design, especially the issues of budget allocation, implementation and monitoring are explored using qualitative evidence from provincial and local administrators. New analysis based on the data from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) 2010 will be conducted to look at overall performance in targeting and coverage. Finally, it outlines the constraints and opportunities that inform a road map for the future vision of social assistance within an overall system of social protection.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Social protection, household welfare, targeting, Vietnam
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development

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