Vietnam’s Household Registration System

The household registration system known as ho khau has been a part of the fabric of life in the country for over 50 years. The system was implemented as an instrument of public security, economic planning, and control of migration, at a time when t...

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Main Authors: World Bank Group, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Format: Book
Language:English
en_US
Published: Ha Noi: Hong Duc Publishing House 2016
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spelling okr-10986-245942021-05-25T10:54:39Z Vietnam’s Household Registration System World Bank Group Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences TARIFFS ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN RISKS SOCIAL FUNDS ECONOMIC GROWTH VILLAGES WAREHOUSE PEOPLE PROPERTY TAX ETHNIC MINORITIES FINANCING VILLAGE FARMER INTEREST PUBLIC EDUCATION PREVENTION TUITION ENROLLMENT BIAS REMITTANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TRADE UNION FAMILY RELATIONSHIP ENTREPRENEURS DISCRIMINATION EXCLUSION HEALTH CARE REVENUES LEGAL ASSISTANCE MORTGAGE WELFARE LOC HEALTH LOAN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS SUBSIDY INCOME TAX CORRUPTION DELIVERY COSTS PAYMENTS SAVING LABOR FORCE SURVEY PUBLIC HEALTH FISCAL CAPACITY KNOWLEDGE LABOR MARKET SAVINGS BARRIERS IN ACCESS IMMUNIZATION INTERVENTION UNION REAL ESTATES FINANCES FOREIGN FIRMS MIGRATION ADOPTION VIOLENCE PAYMENT PERMANENT RESIDENT DEBT HOUSEHOLD INCOME LIMITED ACCESS LOAN APPLICATION PUBLIC FINANCE SOCIAL SECURITY LOANS ETHNIC MINORITY ENTERPRISES FARMERS MIGRANTS INTERVIEW REAL ESTATE FINANCE EDUCATION SPENDING PRIVATE FUNDING EXPENDITURE EQUITY GRANT HANDICRAFT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERMANENT RESIDENTS DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES FINANCIAL AID WORKERS CAPITAL YOUNG WORKERS AGED SOCIAL SERVICES STUDENT WOMAN FAMILY EDUCATION LEVELS SAVINGS RATE SOURCE OF INCOME GENDER BANK CREDIT HEALTH CARE COSTS POLICY DOCUMENT SOCIAL POLICY BRIBE UNIVERSAL ACCESS LABOUR MARKET URBAN AREAS FINANCIAL BURDEN HOUSEHOLD URBAN AREA EXPENDITURES ELDERLY CARE ENTERPRISE PROPERTY SOCIAL NETWORKS DECISION MAKING DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS JOB CREATION MIGRANT WORKERS NUTRITION EMPLOYERS QUALITY CONTROL SOCIAL WELFARE PERMANENT RESIDENCE WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS INTERESTS BANK LOAN EMPLOYER GENDER DIFFERENCE CHILDREN SECURITY REGISTRATION SYSTEM ECONOMIES OF SCALE BANK LOANS WORKING CONDITIONS ID HOUSEHOLDS EQUALITY PUBLIC FINANCES PRIVATE FUND COOPERATIVES HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD REVENUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS BORROWING FEES REGISTRATION SYSTEMS REGISTRATION FAMILIES WOMEN REMITTANCES HOSPITALS GENDER ROLES HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION SELF-EMPLOYMENT COOPERATIVE MIGRANT WORKER GUARANTEE FISCAL LOSSES FOREIGN FIRM INEQUALITY EMPLOYEES The household registration system known as ho khau has been a part of the fabric of life in the country for over 50 years. The system was implemented as an instrument of public security, economic planning, and control of migration, at a time when the state played a stronger role in direct management of the economy and the life of its citizens. Although the system has become less rigid over time, concerns persist that ho khau limits the rights and access to public services of those who lack permanent registration in their place of residence. Due largely to data constraints, however, previous discussions about the system have relied largely on anecdotal or partial information. This report attempts to fill that gap, by bringing new data and empirical analysis to the table. The report covers five areas: 1) the history of the system; 2) the size and characteristics of the population without permanent registration; 3) service access of those without permanent registration; 4) the debate about the system in the media and among policymakers; and 5) the fiscal impacts of increased migration. The final chapter considers possible policy directions. 2016-06-22T20:07:20Z 2016-06-22T20:07:20Z 2016-06 Book http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26485849/vietnam’s-household-registration-system 978-604-948-153-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24594 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Ha Noi: Hong Duc Publishing House Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication East Asia and Pacific Vietnam
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topic TARIFFS
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
RISKS
SOCIAL FUNDS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
VILLAGES
WAREHOUSE
PEOPLE
PROPERTY TAX
ETHNIC MINORITIES
FINANCING
VILLAGE
FARMER
INTEREST
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PREVENTION
TUITION
ENROLLMENT
BIAS
REMITTANCE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TRADE UNION
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
ENTREPRENEURS
DISCRIMINATION
EXCLUSION
HEALTH CARE
REVENUES
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
MORTGAGE
WELFARE
LOC
HEALTH
LOAN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
SUBSIDY
INCOME TAX
CORRUPTION
DELIVERY COSTS
PAYMENTS
SAVING
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
PUBLIC HEALTH
FISCAL CAPACITY
KNOWLEDGE
LABOR MARKET
SAVINGS
BARRIERS IN ACCESS
IMMUNIZATION
INTERVENTION
UNION
REAL ESTATES
FINANCES
FOREIGN FIRMS
MIGRATION
ADOPTION
VIOLENCE
PAYMENT
PERMANENT RESIDENT
DEBT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
LIMITED ACCESS
LOAN APPLICATION
PUBLIC FINANCE
SOCIAL SECURITY
LOANS
ETHNIC MINORITY
ENTERPRISES
FARMERS
MIGRANTS
INTERVIEW
REAL ESTATE
FINANCE
EDUCATION SPENDING
PRIVATE FUNDING
EXPENDITURE
EQUITY
GRANT
HANDICRAFT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PERMANENT RESIDENTS
DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES
FINANCIAL AID
WORKERS
CAPITAL
YOUNG WORKERS
AGED
SOCIAL SERVICES
STUDENT
WOMAN
FAMILY
EDUCATION LEVELS
SAVINGS RATE
SOURCE OF INCOME
GENDER
BANK
CREDIT
HEALTH CARE COSTS
POLICY DOCUMENT
SOCIAL POLICY
BRIBE
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
LABOUR MARKET
URBAN AREAS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
HOUSEHOLD
URBAN AREA
EXPENDITURES
ELDERLY CARE
ENTERPRISE
PROPERTY
SOCIAL NETWORKS
DECISION MAKING
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
JOB CREATION
MIGRANT WORKERS
NUTRITION
EMPLOYERS
QUALITY CONTROL
SOCIAL WELFARE
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
WEIGHT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERESTS
BANK LOAN
EMPLOYER
GENDER DIFFERENCE
CHILDREN
SECURITY
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
BANK LOANS
WORKING CONDITIONS
ID
HOUSEHOLDS
EQUALITY
PUBLIC FINANCES
PRIVATE FUND
COOPERATIVES
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
REVENUE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS
BORROWING
FEES
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
REGISTRATION
FAMILIES
WOMEN
REMITTANCES
HOSPITALS
GENDER ROLES
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
COOPERATIVE
MIGRANT WORKER
GUARANTEE
FISCAL LOSSES
FOREIGN FIRM
INEQUALITY
EMPLOYEES
spellingShingle TARIFFS
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
RISKS
SOCIAL FUNDS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
VILLAGES
WAREHOUSE
PEOPLE
PROPERTY TAX
ETHNIC MINORITIES
FINANCING
VILLAGE
FARMER
INTEREST
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PREVENTION
TUITION
ENROLLMENT
BIAS
REMITTANCE
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TRADE UNION
FAMILY RELATIONSHIP
ENTREPRENEURS
DISCRIMINATION
EXCLUSION
HEALTH CARE
REVENUES
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
MORTGAGE
WELFARE
LOC
HEALTH
LOAN
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
SUBSIDY
INCOME TAX
CORRUPTION
DELIVERY COSTS
PAYMENTS
SAVING
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
PUBLIC HEALTH
FISCAL CAPACITY
KNOWLEDGE
LABOR MARKET
SAVINGS
BARRIERS IN ACCESS
IMMUNIZATION
INTERVENTION
UNION
REAL ESTATES
FINANCES
FOREIGN FIRMS
MIGRATION
ADOPTION
VIOLENCE
PAYMENT
PERMANENT RESIDENT
DEBT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
LIMITED ACCESS
LOAN APPLICATION
PUBLIC FINANCE
SOCIAL SECURITY
LOANS
ETHNIC MINORITY
ENTERPRISES
FARMERS
MIGRANTS
INTERVIEW
REAL ESTATE
FINANCE
EDUCATION SPENDING
PRIVATE FUNDING
EXPENDITURE
EQUITY
GRANT
HANDICRAFT
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
PERMANENT RESIDENTS
DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES
FINANCIAL AID
WORKERS
CAPITAL
YOUNG WORKERS
AGED
SOCIAL SERVICES
STUDENT
WOMAN
FAMILY
EDUCATION LEVELS
SAVINGS RATE
SOURCE OF INCOME
GENDER
BANK
CREDIT
HEALTH CARE COSTS
POLICY DOCUMENT
SOCIAL POLICY
BRIBE
UNIVERSAL ACCESS
LABOUR MARKET
URBAN AREAS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
HOUSEHOLD
URBAN AREA
EXPENDITURES
ELDERLY CARE
ENTERPRISE
PROPERTY
SOCIAL NETWORKS
DECISION MAKING
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
JOB CREATION
MIGRANT WORKERS
NUTRITION
EMPLOYERS
QUALITY CONTROL
SOCIAL WELFARE
PERMANENT RESIDENCE
WEIGHT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTERESTS
BANK LOAN
EMPLOYER
GENDER DIFFERENCE
CHILDREN
SECURITY
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
BANK LOANS
WORKING CONDITIONS
ID
HOUSEHOLDS
EQUALITY
PUBLIC FINANCES
PRIVATE FUND
COOPERATIVES
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
REVENUE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENTS
BORROWING
FEES
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS
REGISTRATION
FAMILIES
WOMEN
REMITTANCES
HOSPITALS
GENDER ROLES
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
SELF-EMPLOYMENT
COOPERATIVE
MIGRANT WORKER
GUARANTEE
FISCAL LOSSES
FOREIGN FIRM
INEQUALITY
EMPLOYEES
World Bank Group
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
Vietnam’s Household Registration System
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Vietnam
description The household registration system known as ho khau has been a part of the fabric of life in the country for over 50 years. The system was implemented as an instrument of public security, economic planning, and control of migration, at a time when the state played a stronger role in direct management of the economy and the life of its citizens. Although the system has become less rigid over time, concerns persist that ho khau limits the rights and access to public services of those who lack permanent registration in their place of residence. Due largely to data constraints, however, previous discussions about the system have relied largely on anecdotal or partial information. This report attempts to fill that gap, by bringing new data and empirical analysis to the table. The report covers five areas: 1) the history of the system; 2) the size and characteristics of the population without permanent registration; 3) service access of those without permanent registration; 4) the debate about the system in the media and among policymakers; and 5) the fiscal impacts of increased migration. The final chapter considers possible policy directions.
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author World Bank Group
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
author_facet World Bank Group
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences
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title Vietnam’s Household Registration System
title_short Vietnam’s Household Registration System
title_full Vietnam’s Household Registration System
title_fullStr Vietnam’s Household Registration System
title_full_unstemmed Vietnam’s Household Registration System
title_sort vietnam’s household registration system
publisher Ha Noi: Hong Duc Publishing House
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26485849/vietnam’s-household-registration-system
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24594
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