Vietnam : Strengthening the Social Safety Net to Address New Poverty and Vulnerability Challenges

As it transitions to Middle-Income Country (MIC) status, Vietnam is considering whether its social protection system is adequate to meet rapidly changing needs associated with strong economic growth, integration of its economy in regional and globa...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ANTI-POVERTY ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT LEVEL BENEFIT LEVELS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPACITY-BUILDING CASH BENEFIT CASH BENEFITS CASH INCOME CASH SUPPORT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CASH-TRANSFER CHILD LABOR CHRONIC POVERTY CLEAN WATER CLIMATE CHANGE CONDITIONAL CASH CONTRIBUTORY PENSION CURRENT POVERTY DISADVANTAGED AREAS DISADVANTAGED ETHNIC MINORITY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS DISASTER RELIEF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION SUBSIDIES ELDERLY PEOPLE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ETHNIC MINORITY ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD STAMPS FREE DISTRIBUTION FREE HEALTH GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS GLOBAL MARKETS HEALTH CARD HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IDENTIFICATION OF BENEFICIARIES IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMPACT ON POVERTY INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCOME INCOME EARNING POTENTIAL INCOME GENERATION INCOME POVERTY INCOME QUINTILE INCOME SHOCKS INEQUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS JOB LOSS JOB TRAINING LABOR MARKET POLICIES LIMITED ACCESS LIMITED CAPACITY LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE LOSS OF INCOME MACROECONOMIC SHOCKS MARGINAL TAX RATE MARKET FAILURES MINIMUM INCOME MOUNTAINOUS AREAS NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NEAR POOR NEEDY HOUSEHOLDS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION OLD AGE PARENTAL CARE PENSION PENSION PAYMENTS PENSIONS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES POOR POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR DISTRICTS POOR EDUCATION POOR HOUSEHOLD POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR INDIVIDUALS POOR PEOPLE POOR PERSON POOR PROVINCES POOR REGIONS POORER PROVINCES POORER REGIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAPS POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS POVERTY STATUS PRICE SUBSIDIES PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION SYSTEM PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING REDUCTION IN POVERTY RELIEF FOOD REMOTE AREAS REMOTE LOCATIONS REMOTE REGIONS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL AVERAGES RURAL HOMES RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET MEASURES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEM SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SERVICE PROVIDERS SEVERANCE PAY SHOCK SINGLE PARENTS SLIDING SCALE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORK SUBSIDIZING SUBSISTENCE SUPPORT NETWORKS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETING TRANSFER AMOUNT TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAM BENEFITS TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSIENT POOR TRANSIENT POVERTY UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE VILLAGE LEVEL VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS VULNERABLE PEOPLE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WAR WATER SUPPLY WORK INCENTIVES WORKFARE ZAKAT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/11/16432566/vietnam-strengthening-social-safety-net-address-new-poverty-vulnerability-challenges-policy-note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12774