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It is important to understand how working conditions faced by workers in Vietnamese SMEs affect levels of compensation. This is salient given the scope of SMEs in Vietnam — they contribute to approximately 45% of the country’s GDP and 60% of its employment. There are no clearly defined financial or...
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– Evidence from Vietnam
Part of Journal Special Issue
Introduction to understanding agricultural development and change
Given the weight of micro, small, and medium size enterprises (MSMEs) in total employment in Vietnam, and because the long-awaited development process is occurring through productivity gains, there is value in understanding the mechanisms that foster or limit their expansion. In particular there has...
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Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
From the book:
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
From the book:
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
From the book:
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
From the book:
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
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This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
– Revisiting the Evidence
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– Introduction and Overview
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid Impact and Effectiveness
The questions of whether aid has impact and is effective have been the subject of a considerable literature, including attention to the aggregate impact of aid on growth across countries (Arndt, Jones, & Tarp, 2010, 2015, 2016; Burnside & Dollar, 2000; Easterly, 2003; Hansen & Tarp, 2001; Jones &...
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– A quasi-experimental evaluation
We evaluate the impact on household income of Vietnam’s national target programme to build a new countryside for the period from 2010 to 2015. The purpose of the programme is to modernize rural Vietnam. Given the universal implementation of the programme, we use a quasi-experimental approach whereby...
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Structural transformation in rural areas is a key issue in economic development. While much of the literature on structural transformation has so far focussed on household- or commune levels or even higher aggregate levels, little is known about the individual member level. The paper aims at...
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– Evidence from Vietnam
In Vietnam, all lands belong to the state, who assigns usufruct rights to those lands to individuals and households. In 1993, the state gave 20-year usufruct rights to growers of annual crops, and 50-year usufruct rights to growers of perennial crops. In 2013, as the usufruct rights of growers of...
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Using matched worker-firm data from three waves of the Vietnam Small and Medium Enterprises data, we examine whether workers are compensated with higher wages for working in vulnerable jobs and unfavourable working conditions. Wage equations indicate that there are no clear compensating mechanisms...
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