Citation
Nguyen, Minh Thang & Popkin, Barry M. (2003). Income and Health Dynamics in Vietnam: Poverty Reduction, Increased Health Inequality. Population, 58(2), 253-264.Abstract
For the last 15 years or so, the government of Vietnam, like that of China, has been engaged on a deliberate course to modernize its economy and emulate a capitalistic model of development. The result is a political system that continues to be directed by the communist party and a decentralized economy in which desiredbehaviour is promoted through a free market approach rather than through state planning or subsidies. The transformation of Vietnam's economic and health care systems is well documented (General Statistical Office, 2000b; World Bank, 2000a; Do, 1999a; World Bank, 1993). An official study that focused on the inequality in education and health care was also conducted by the Asian Development Bank's consultants using the Vietnam Living Standards Surveys (VLSSs) conducted in 1992-1993 and 1997-1998 (Bhushan et al., 2001). However, the previous studies gave little attention to the changes in inequality during Vietnam's economic transformation. In addition, historical precedents to guide our understanding of the types of changes to expect are few (Do, 1999b
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http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3246605Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2003Journal Title
PopulationAuthor(s)
Nguyen, Minh ThangPopkin, Barry M.