Health and Wealth in Vietnam

Download or read book Health and Wealth in Vietnam written by Dominique Marie-Annick Haughton and published by Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. This book was released on 1999 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do Vietnamese households live and work? This book answers many of the most important questions, including: Who uses contraceptives? Which children get the most health care? Who are the poor, and why are they poor? Which families migrate? Why do so many rural workers change jobs? Where do households get credit? What drives rice production? The result of a unique collaboration between Vietnamese and international social scientists, the fourteen concise chapters paint a fascinating picture of household health and wealth. All are based on the Vietnam Living Standards Survey, the most accurate and complete source of data available. The use of statistical techniques in every chapter gives the book added coherence while providing depth and clarity to the analysis. A must for anyone with a serious interest in Vietnam, this highly readable book is also designed to serve as a reference work.