Growth, structural transformation, and rural change in Viet Nam : a rising dragon on the move

• Main Authors: Tarp, Finn, World Institute for Development Economics Research
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2017; Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Edition: 1
• Series: WIDER Studies in Development Economics
• Subjects: agriculture; Business & Economics; Developing & Emerging Countries; Development; Development economics and emerging economies; development process; Development studies; Economic Conditions; Economic Development and Growth; Economic growth; Economics; Economics, Finance, Business and Management; household survey; Interdisciplinary studies; poverty reduction; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Rice; Rural development; Rural development > Vietnam; Social Science; structural transformation; viet nam; Vietnam; Vietnam > Economic conditions > 21st century; Vietnamese people; agriculture; structural transformation; Viet Nam; development process; poverty reduction; household survey

Many developing countries—Viet Nam included—continue to struggle to raise incomes per capita. A common feature of the growth and development process is a fundamental change in the pattern of economic activity, as households reallocate labour from traditional agriculture to more productive forms of a...

Table of Contents:

• 14.4 Welfare Outcomes -- 14.5 Final Remarks -- Index
• Intro -- Halftitle page -- Epigraph -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- 1. Viet Nam: Setting the Scene -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 External Economic Relations -- 1.3 Household Consumption and Socioeconomic Indicators -- 1.4 Moving from the Macro to the Household Level -- 1.5 The VARHS Questionnaires -- 1.6 Book Outline -- 2. Characteristics of the VARHS Data and Other Data Sources -- 2.1 Getting Familiar with VARHS -- 2.2 VARHS and Other Data Sources -- 2.3 Conclusion -- Part I. A Rural Economy Transformation -- 3. Local Transformation: A Commune-Level Analysis -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Occupational and Agricultural Choice -- 3.3 Provision of Public Goods and Infrastructure -- 3.4 Past, Present, and Future Commune Problems -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4. Commercialization in Agriculture, 2006-14 -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Some Relevant Literature -- 4.3 Agricultural Activities in the VARHS Panel -- 4.4 Rice Cultivation and Sales, Cash Crops, and Aquaculture in Rural Viet Nam -- 4.5 Using the Panel to Look at Production and Sales Dynamics -- 4.6 In-Depth Analysis of Determinants of Commercialization -- 4.7 Conclusions -- 5. The Rural Non-Farm Economy -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Description of Non-Farm Activities of Households -- 5.3 Diversification and the Transition from Agriculture in Viet Nam -- 5.4 Empirical Analysis -- 5.5 Conclusions -- Part II. Key Production Factors and Institutions -- 6. Land Issues: Markets, Property Rights, and Investment -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Landlessness -- 6.3 Farm Size and Land Fragmentation -- 6.4 Land Markets -- 6.5 Property Rights -- 6.6 Effects of Land Titles on Agricultural Investment -- 6.7 Conclusions -- 7. Labour and Migration -- 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Policy Background and Literature Review -- 7.3 Data -- 7.4 Household Characteristics -- 7.5 Migrant Characteristics -- 7.6 Remittance Behaviour -- 7.7 How Does Migration Impact the Welfare of Sending Households? -- 7.8 Migration and Access to Credit -- 7.9 Conclusions -- 8. Information and Communication Technology -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Geographical Differences -- 8.3 Descriptive Statistics of ICT Ownership -- 8.4 Determinants of ICT Adoption -- 8.5 Information Sources -- 8.6 Conclusions -- 9. Social and Political Capital -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Communist Party Membership -- 9.3 Mass Organizations -- 9.4 Other Voluntary Associations -- 9.5 Trust -- 9.6 Family Ties -- 9.7 The Private Returns to Social Capital -- 9.8 Conclusions -- Part III. Welfare Outcomes and Distribution Issues -- 10. Welfare Dynamics: 2006-14 -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Measuring Household Welfare -- 10.3 Sources of Income -- 10.4 Descriptive Analysis of Changes in Household Welfare -- 10.5 Attrition -- 10.6 Econometric Analysis of Welfare Change -- 10.7 Conclusions -- 11. Gender Inequality and the Empowerment of Women -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Characteristics of Female-Headed Households -- 11.3 Cohort Analysis -- 11.4 Female Empowerment and Welfare Outcomes -- 11.5 Conclusion -- 12. Children and Youths -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 The Characteristics of Households with Children -- 12.3 Cohort Analysis -- 12.4 Panel Study -- 12.5 Conclusions -- 13. Ethnic Disadvantage: Evidence Using Panel Data -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Welfare Levels and Trends -- 13.3 Structure of Household Income -- 13.4 Constraints to Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Production -- 13.5 Differences within the Non-Kinh -- 13.6 Conclusion -- Part IV. Lessons and Policy -- 14. Lessons Learnt and Policy Implications -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Rural Transformation -- 14.3 Access to Resources