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Discovering sources of inequality in transition economies: a case study of rural Vietnam

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Applying the recently developed inequality accounting framework, we quantify contributions of fundamental variables to consumption inequality in rural Vietnam. It is found that major determinants of the inequality include location, education, infrastructures. From 1993 to 1998, the contributions of education, physical capital, labour and community infrastructure to total inequality increased while those of land and credit access declined. Ethnicity is found to play a decreasing role in composing total inequality. Policy implications are discussed.

Source: Economic Change and Restructuring

DOI: 10.1007/s10644-008-9042-8

Authors: Vasco Molini, Guanghua Wan

Institutions: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Yunnan University of Finance And Economics

Language: English

Topic: Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, No poverty

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,290