Trade Liberalisation and Poverty - 9781138886742

Taylor & Francis

Trade Liberalisation and PovertyVietnam now and beyond\nAuthor(s): Minh Son Le, Tarlok Singh, Duc-Tho Nguyen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138886742, 978-1138886742\nSynopsis\nThis book uses Alan Winters analytical framework to investigate the effects of trade liberalisation on economic growth and poverty in Vietnam. The country launched a programme of economic and trade reforms, known as Doi Moi, in the mid-1980s which placed the economy on a transitional path from central planning to a market economy. Since then Vietnam has attained a number of remarkable achievements in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction. Although some formidable problems (such as inequality and inflation) remain, it is apparent that trade liberalisation has been associated with a big reduction in poverty.\n\nThe analysis in the book focuses on the microeconomic (household) level, and there is an emphasis on tracing the effects .