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Provides in-depth evaluation of the development of rural life in Viet Nam over the past decade, combining a unique primary source of time-series panel data with the best micro-econometric analytical tools available.
List of contents
- 1: Finn Tarp: Viet Nam: Setting the Scene
- PART I: A RURAL ECONOMY TRANSFORMATION
- 2: Kasper Brandt and Finn Tarp: Characteristics of the VARHS Data and other Data Sources
- 3: Ulrik Beck: Rural Transformation: A Commune-Level Analysis
- 4: Andy McKay, Chiara Cazzuffi, and Emilie Perge: Commercialization in Agriculture: 2006-14
- PART II: KEY PRODUCTION FACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS
- 5: Christina Kinghan and Carol Newman: The Rural Non-Farm Economy
- 6: Thomas Markussen: Land Issues 2006-14: Property Rights and Investment
- 7: Gaia Narciso: 1 Rural Labour and Migration
- 8: Heidi Kaila: Information and communication technology
- PART III: WELFARE OUTCOMES AND DISTRIBUTIONAL ISSUES
- 9: Thomas Markussen: Social and Political Capital
- 10: Andy McKay and Finn Tarp: Welfare Dynamics: 2006-14
- 11: Carol Newman: Gender Inequality and the Empowerment of Women
- 12: Gaia Narciso and Carol Newman: Children and the youth
- 13: Saurabh Singhal and Ulrik Beck: Ethnic Disadvantage: Evidence using Panel Data
- 14: Finn Tarp: Lessons Learnt and Policy Implications
About the author
Finn Tarp is Director of UNU-WIDER and Professor of Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen. He has some 38 years of experience in academic and applied development economics research, teaching, and policy analysis; and his field experience covers more than 20 years of in-country assignments in 35 countries across the developing world, including many years of work in Viet Nam. Finn Tarp has published widely in leading international academic journals alongside a series of books, and he is a member of the World Bank Chief Economist's Council of Eminent Persons. He has been awarded the Vietnamese Government Medals of Honour for 'Support to the Planning and Investment System' and the 'Cause of Science and Technology'.
Summary
Provides in-depth evaluation of the development of rural life in Viet Nam over the past decade, combining a unique primary source of time-series panel data with the best micro-econometric analytical tools available.
