policy brief

Vietnam’s ethnic minorities have achieved remarkable successes in reducing poverty. However, they still face difficulties and challenges in their everyday lives. The poverty rate among ethnic minorities remains high. In 2012 59% of ethnic minority people were living in poverty. Poverty in...

Vietnam has achieved remarkable success in reducing poverty. However, the poor in Vietnam are still facing challenges and difficulties. Poverty remains concentrated in ethnic minority populations: in 1998, ethnic minorities accounted for 29% of the total poor, while in 2012 this rate had increased...

Vietnam has made substantial progress and achieved significant results in education development since Doi Moi reforms. Despite this progress, there is still unequal access to education services between different demographic and social groups. There are documented inequality gaps between females and...