Development Co-operation Report 2018 Joining Forces to Leave No One Behind

Development Co-operation Report 2018 Joining Forces to Leave No One Behind

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-12-11

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 9264303669

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When Member States of the United Nations approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, they agreed that the Sustainable Development Goals and Targets should be met for all nations and peoples and for all segments of society. Governments and stakeholders negotiating the 2030 ...


OECD Food and Agricultural Reviews Agricultural Policies in Viet Nam 2015

OECD Food and Agricultural Reviews Agricultural Policies in Viet Nam 2015

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2015-09-30

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9264235159

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This review assesses the performance of Vietnamese agriculture over the last two decades, evaluates Vietnamese agricultural policy reforms, discusses the policy framework for sustainable investment in agriculture and provides recommendations to address key challenges in the future.


Social Protection Goals in East Asia

Social Protection Goals in East Asia

Author: Mukul G. Asher

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-04-09

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1351867776

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The book examines the conceptual, economic, and fiscal impact(s) of the Social Protection Floor (SPF) initiative of the International Labor Organisation (ILO) and other policy influencers by first critically examining the methodologies used by the international agencies to estimate the fiscal costs of designated minimum package(s) of social protection programs. The book also briefly reviews the methodologies used and usefulness of the Social Protection Index (SPI) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Second, the book analyses strategies and specific initiatives used by the selected East Asian countries (China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam), designed to progress towards the social protection goals underlying the Social Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015, and endorsed by the countries covered in this book. Finally, the book provides a framework for generating fiscal space to fund the social protection programs and initiatives. The country chapters utilise this framework in the context of each specific country to suggest generating fiscal space.


OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Viet Nam

OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Viet Nam

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2021-01-22

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 9264529063

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This publication presents the findings of the OECD review of SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Viet Nam. It offers an in-depth examination of the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurship in Viet Nam, the quality of the business environment, and national policies in support of new and small businesses.


Social Cohesion Contested

Social Cohesion Contested

Author: Dan Swain

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-01-05

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 1538176645

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Oversimplification of the concept of social cohesion as a singularly identifiable marker of social growth has lead to obscured understanding of the nuances necessary for achievement of the term’s true potential. This book thus provides a critique of a popular concept and an example of engaged philosophical criticism of social research and policy.


Social Cohesion Policy Review of Viet Nam

Social Cohesion Policy Review of Viet Nam

Author: Oecd

Publisher: OCDE

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 9789264174375

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This report examines the effects of recent economic growth in Viet Nam on social cohesion. It finds that recent rapid economic growth in Viet Nam has not resulted in an increase in overall inequality, but the level of inequality was already high. Growth was not particularly inclusive, benefiting most the middle class and the richest households, and favouring less households in the bottom 20th percentile. Income mobility was also high, and while a majority of households experienced upward income mobility, downward absolute income mobility affected one in five households. Economic growth was not particularly job rich with employment growth lagging behind economic expansion. In particular, important challenges were identified in the area of education and skills policies relating to fast-changing labour market needs. Minimum wage policies had a small but positive effect on employment, but concerns were highlighted over partial coverage and weak compliance. Tax policy and specifically personal income tax had only a small impact on reducing inequality, but transfers from central to local governments produced an equalising effect, albeit with mixed results in terms of satisfaction with public services. Finally, social protection systems have been extended, but important coverage gaps remain among the poor and ethnic minority groups, and informality remains a key challenge for universal extension.


OECD Development Policy Tools Social Protection System Review A Toolkit

OECD Development Policy Tools Social Protection System Review A Toolkit

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2018-12-17

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 926431007X

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The positive impacts of social protection on reducing poverty and inequality and contributing to development are well evidenced. Establishing an integrated system facilitates the provision of a social protection floor, whereby individuals are appropriately protected throughout the life cycle ...


Vietnam 2035

Vietnam 2035

Author: World Bank Group;Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2016-11-07

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1464808252

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Thirty years of Ä?ổi Má»›i (economic renovation) reforms have catapulted Vietnam from the ranks of the world’s poorest countries to one of its great development success stories. Critical ingredients have been visionary leaders, a sense of shared societal purpose, and a focus on the future. Starting in the late 1980s, these elements were successfully fused with the embrace of markets and the global economy. Economic growth since then has been rapid, stable, and inclusive, translating into strong welfare gains for the vast majority of the population. But three decades of success from reforms raises expectations for the future, as aptly captured in the Vietnamese constitution, which sets the goal of “a prosperous people and a strong, democratic, equitable, and civilized country.†? There is a firm aspiration that by 2035, Vietnam will be a modern and industrialized nation moving toward becoming a prosperous, creative, equitable, and democratic society. The Vietnam 2035 report, a joint undertaking of the Government of Vietnam and the World Bank Group, seeks to better comprehend the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It shows that the country’s aspirations and the supporting policy and institutional agenda stand on three pillars: balancing economic prosperity with environmental sustainability; promoting equity and social inclusion to develop a harmonious middle- class society; and enhancing the capacity and accountability of the state to establish a rule of law state and a democratic society. Vietnam 2035 further argues that the rapid growth needed to achieve the bold aspirations will be sustained only if it stands on faster productivity growth and reflects the costs of environmental degradation. Productivity growth, in turn, will benefit from measures to enhance the competitiveness of domestic enterprises, scale up the benefits of urban agglomeration, and build national technological and innovative capacity. Maintaining the record on equity and social inclusion will require lifting marginalized groups and delivering services to an aging and urbanizing middle-class society. And to fulfill the country’s aspirations, the institutions of governance will need to become modern, transparent, and fully rooted in the rule of law.