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Vietnam : Formal and Informal Social Assistance in Metropolitan Cities - A Rapid Assessment

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dc.contributor.authorNguyen, Tam Giang
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-15T16:52:18Z
dc.date.available2013-03-15T16:52:18Z
dc.date.issued2011-04
dc.description.abstractThe expanding coverage of social assistance in Vietnam raises a question of whether relevant arrangements at all levels are sufficiently robust to handle a larger program. This note explores institutional and delivery aspects of formal and informal social assistance in metropolitan cities. It is a result of a rapid assessment of governance and administration of social assistance in metropolitan cities, including interviews with related stakeholders in Ho Chi Minh City in July 2010 and in Hanoi in January 2011. Basically, the existing governance and administrative structures for delivery of Decrees 67/13 assistance in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are characterized by a number of common issues elsewhere in the country, as described in previous studies. In addition, this note finds that while the cities may have resources to self-finance their assistance under Decrees 67/13 and provide significant informal assistance through various channels, their determination of exclusive poverty lines without sound scientific grounds may result in substantial inclusion and exclusion errors in locally funded schemes of aid. Furthermore, although the cities provided some forms of off-budget temporary assistance in response to the economic crisis in 2009, their targeting was based on the poor list and the 'conventional' administrative classification of residence status rather than consideration of actual needs as arisen from the crisis. These findings entail systematically strengthening the governance and administrative system of social assistance, given proven substantial increases in beneficiary coverage under Decree 13; improving methods of determining poverty lines; and developing measures to identify emerging needs from external catastrophic shocks and thus formulating an appropriate targeting mechanism in the metropolitan cities. Also, a mechanism is required to effectively harmonize formal and informal assistance in order to optimize resources and maximize the coverage of assistance to needy individuals and households.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/16432469/vietnam-formal-informal-social-assistance-metropolitan-cities-rapid-assessment
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12776
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12776
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABANDONED CHILDREN
dc.subjectACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY
dc.subjectBANKING SERVICES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFIT PAYMENT
dc.subjectBUDGETING
dc.subjectCASH FLOWS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCHRONIC POVERTY
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY RESOURCES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY SURVEYS
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOUNTERPART FUNDS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEPOSITS
dc.subjectDISABLED
dc.subjectDISABLED PERSONS
dc.subjectDONOR SUPPORT
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectELECTRONIC PAYMENT
dc.subjectELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectEMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectEPIDEMICS
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL SHOCKS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME SHOCKS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PARKS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLAND ACQUISITION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMETROPOLITAN CITIES
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL BUDGETS
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR CHILDREN
dc.subjectPOOR DISTRICTS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVELS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION WORK
dc.subjectPOVERTY THRESHOLD
dc.subjectPUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DISTRICT
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSCHOLARSHIPS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FACILITIES
dc.subjectSELF-FINANCE
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSINGLE PARENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOFT LOAN
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDERS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRUSTEE
dc.subjectTUITION
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUNIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLIES
dc.titleVietnam : Formal and Informal Social Assistance in Metropolitan Cities - A Rapid Assessmenten
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okr.date.disclosure2012-06-26
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:13:23.006203Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/16432469/vietnam-formal-informal-social-assistance-metropolitan-cities-rapid-assessment
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid901141468349790624
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20120627015539
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16432469
okr.identifier.report70185
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryViet Nam
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Vulnerability assessment and monitoring
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social safety nets
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicUrban Development::City Development Strategies
okr.unitSocial Protection Unit (EASHS)
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