Poverty in Vietnam

[15] Achievements in poverty reduction and hunger eradication have been highly appreciated and successful in furthering economic development.

[21] Specific regions of Vietnam where there are heavy imbalances of education attainment and wealth dragged the average down.

The high economic growth from 2000 to 2010 from the base of a very poor economy was regarded as a substantial cause of reducing poverty and eradicating hunger.

The high political determination and commitment of the government in fighting against poverty and hunger as well as its citizens and Vietnamese abroad has played a critical role.

Over the last decades, these organizations have provided millions of dollars to invest in infrastructure, human resource development, and public administration reform.

The Vietnam Development Report (2001) suggests a way of addressing this by making a clear division of responsibility between central and local government, the role of poverty reduction staff at local levels, and of related stakeholders, for the management and delivery of poverty reduction activities.

[27] The social protection system plays an essential role for sustainable poverty reduction.

The social assistance targets beneficiaries including the elderly aged 85 and over or living alone, the disabled, mentally-disabled patients, single parents, orphans and others, whereas the area-based program is to be spent on emergency relief to provide aid to natural disaster victims.

[37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] Access to education and healthcare evidently provides a means of poverty reduction for those vulnerable.

[19] For those with access to education already, private tutoring (học thêm in Vietnamese) was a phenomenon that was common for those who could afford to pay for after-school hours.