Does Horizontal Inequality Matter in Vietnam?

被引：2

作者：

Dang, Thi Thu Hoai ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CIEM, 68 Phan Dinh Phung St, Hanoi, Vietnam

来源：

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH | 2019年 / 145卷 / 03期

关键词：

Vietnam; Horizontal inequality; Ethnics; Regions; Poverty; Education; C25; D63; I24; I32; O18;

D O I：

10.1007/s11205-018-1896-1

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper examines the issue of horizontal inequalities in Vietnam over the past 20 years. Using data from three recent Vietnam population censuses (1989, 1999, and 2009) and three Vietnam Household Living Standard Surveys (1998, 2008, 2012), we estimated numerous measures on inequalities between five groups against four welfare indicators. Our results show that horizontal inequality matters in Vietnam, in particular for ethnicity, region, and rural/urban groups. While there has been an improvement in horizontal inequality in education, this paper shows little change in other welfare indicators, in particular poverty. We also found that horizontal inequality does matter for poverty reduction in Vietnam and it needs more attention when designing poverty policies in the future.

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页码：943 / 956

页数：14