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The Gender Implications of Public Sector Downsizing : The Reform Program of Vietnam

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dc.contributor.authorRama, Martín
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-19T21:54:26Z
dc.date.available2013-12-19T21:54:26Z
dc.date.issued2002-09-01
dc.description.abstractUsing data from Vietnam, this article describes several types of analysis that can be conducted before launching a major downsizing operation to identify possible gender effects. It draws several conclusions about Vietnam s downsizing reforms. First, although women s prospects of obtaining salaried jobs following displacement from state-owned enterprise worsened as a result of recent reforms, they are likely to improve in the near future. Second, reforms are associated with a sharp decline in the gender gap in earnings, both in and outside the state sector. Third, overstaffing is greatest in sectors in which most employees are men, such as construction, mining, and transportation; it is much less prevalent in sectors in which women dominate the work force, such as footwear, textiles, and garments. Fourth, training, and assistance programs to help redundant workers reveal no evidence of strong gender bias. Fifth, severance packages based on a multiple of earnings are more favorable to men, whereas lump sum packages favor women.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/17591692/gender-implications-public-sector-downsizing-reform-program-vietnam
dc.identifier.citationWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16418
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
dc.subjectATTRITION
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PACKAGE
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION PACKAGES
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISPLACED WORKERS
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectDOWNSIZING PROGRAM
dc.subjectEARLY RETIREMENT
dc.subjectEARNINGS LOSS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INSECURITY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT HISTORY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PATTERN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE WAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKER
dc.subjectFEMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER BIASES
dc.subjectGENDER BREAKDOWN
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectGENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER IMPACT
dc.subjectGENDER IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectGENDER PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER STEREOTYPES
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT AGENCIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectJOB DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectJOB LOSS
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOB SEPARATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR CODE
dc.subjectLABOR CONTRACTS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR REDUNDANCIES
dc.subjectLABOR REDUNDANCY
dc.subjectLABOR-INTENSIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR OFFICE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALE WORKER
dc.subjectMALE WORKERS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMASS LAYOFFS
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WORKERS
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH REPORT ON GENDER
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPREVIOUS JOB
dc.subjectPRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION UNITS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPORTION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR DOWNSIZING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR JOBS
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectRETIREMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSALARIED EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSALARIED WORKERS
dc.subjectSELF-RELIANCE
dc.subjectSEVERANCE PAYMENTS
dc.subjectSEXES
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRAINING CENTERS
dc.subjectTRAINING MATERIAL
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRAINING VOUCHER
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUNDP
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNIFEM
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectWORK FORCE
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectWORKING HOURS
dc.subjectWORKING-AGE POPULATION
dc.titleThe Gender Implications of Public Sector Downsizing : The Reform Program of Vietnamen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.typeArticle de journalfr
dc.typeArtículo de revistaes
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2013-04-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-06T10:58:18.775111Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/17591692/gender-implications-public-sector-downsizing-reform-program-vietnam
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid195191468128126245
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum17591692
okr.identifier.report76672
okr.journal.nbpages167-189
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryViet Nam
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.unitHuman Development (LCSHD)
okr.volume17(2)
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