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Assessing the impact of rice policy changes in Viet Nam and the contribution of policy research:
No full textThe marketing and policy research on rice of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is described, and the conclusions and recommendations are discussed in the context of the decisionmaking processes in Viet Nam. The role of IFPRI's publication and communications in informing the policy environment are discussed. The author describes the perceptions of partners and stakeholders of the influence of the outcomes of the IFPRI project. They show that the research was regarded as being of high quality, independent, rigorous, and timely. A strong foundation of primary and secondary data gathering and analysis from Viet Nam gave the modeling work on policy options a high degree of credibility among key policymakers. Linking the spatial equilibrium model with income distribution analysis based on national household surveys allowed IFPRI to satisfy policymakers that relaxing rice export quotas and internal trade restrictions on rice would not adversely impact on regional disparities and food security and would have beneficial effects on farm pricesand poverty, giving a degree of confidence to policymakers that relaxing the controls would be in Viet Nam's national interest. They made these decisions earlier than would have been the case without the IFPRI research. A framework for the evaluation of policy research and advice is described, which explicitly recognizes the possibility of alternative suppliers of these two components to IFPRI. The framework is used to assess the impact of IFPRI's research with Viet Nam on alternative internal and external trade policies for rice in that country. The policy assessment framework is used to measure the economic impact of the policy changes, and the contribution of IFPRI's work with Viet Nam on the policies from 1995–97. Around 40 percent of the contribution of IFPRI is estimated to have accrued to the rest of the world as Viet Nam is now a major player in world rice trade.Research., Agricultural policies., Rice., Viet Nam., Vietnam, Impact assessment,
Oral History of Nam Quan T. Nguyen
No full textThis is an oral history of Nam Quan Nguyen, born in 1974 in Qui Nhon, Vietnam. Although Nam Quan was only a child during the Vietnam War, the war greatly affected him. He left Vietnam in 1994 with his immediate family to the United States through the Humanitarian Operation to start a new life at the age of 20. He discusses his experience and his struggles with assimilating into a new society and how he feels about the Vietnamese community in Orange County and Vietnam. He majored in Computer Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. His current occupation is in real estate as a broker. He currently lives in Midway, California with his wife and daughter.Recorded Digitall
Performance of export-oriented small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in Viet Nam
No full textThe study recommends the formulation of policies that support the development of business linkages and networking, and which promote subcontracting arrangements between small and large enterprises or between domestic firms and foreign investment enterprises. It is also necessary to support and facilitate the direct involvement of SMMEs in exporting or indirectly through large manufacturing enterprises.Export-oriented, SME,SMME, Viet Nam
Managing Success in Viet Nam: Macroeconomic Consequences of Large Capital Inflows with Limited Policy Tools
No full textViet Nam has experienced spectacular economic growth over the past decade, in part the result of massive foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Although much has been written on the impacts of FDI in developing countries, previous studies have generally ignored macroeconomic consequences in cost-benefit assessments. These macroeconomic aspects can be particularly important in transitional economies like Viet Nam, where some of the tools for macroeconomic stabilization may be blunt or unavailable. First, capital inflow growth needs to be accommodated by real exchange rate appreciation. In dollarized economies like Viet Nam, the nominal exchange rate cannot be relied upon to deliver it, so inflation usually results. In these economies, it is also difficult for the central bank to conduct open market operations to sterilize large capital inflows or mop up excess liquidity. Again, this could feed inflation. The combination of a young and inexperienced banking system and an investment-hungry state-owned enterprises (SOE) sector only exacerbates the situation, and increases the risk of imbalances that could result in crisis.capital inflow; macroeconomic adjustment; FDI; real exchange rate; Viet Nam
Health and access to health services of rural-to-urban migrant populations in Viet Nam
No full textViet Nam has increasing internal migration since the Renovation (Doi Moi) in 1986. Migration flows – particularly rural-to-urban migration – have positive and negative effects to migrants, their family, and socio-economics in their places of origin and of destination. On the one hand, migration is an opportunity for improving wages of migrants, for ensuring economic security of their family, and for contributing to social and economic developments of the country. On the other hand, migration bears risks to migrants – especially health-related risks – and pressures on infrastructure development and social services at destinations. Many studies on health issues of migrants suggested that rural-to-urban migrants are more vulnerable to ill-health and have less access to health services than non-migrants. However, studies up to date did not use population-based and comparative approaches between migrant and non-migrant populations nor validated study tools. The studies of this dissertation examined the health status of non-migrants and 03 groups of rural-to-urban migrants: migrants working in industrial zones (IZ), migrants working in private small enterprise (PSE), and seasonal migrants. In addition, studies have assessed the access to health services and identified barriers to the access of migrants.
The dissertation used a mixed qualitative-quantitative approach in four subsequent study phases. Phase 1 analyzed secondary data from the 1989, 1999, and 2009 national censuses to characterize trends and patterns of rural-to-urban migration in Viet Nam. We could show that inter-provincial migration flows have changed dramatically over time. There was an increase in relative and absolute migration flows, an inversion of the male-female ratio with higher proportions of women in 2009 than in previous years, and a decrease in the average age of migrants. We could also confirm the relationship between migration and provincial socio-economic status (i.e. monthly income per capita) and urbanization (i.e. proportion of urban population). These findings reflect an unequally growing labor market in Vietnamese provinces. The increase of migration flows challenges the national health system to ensure access to health care services and health insurances, as well as to develop health services adapted to these populations.
In Phase 2 we have evaluated the health status of migrants by using the Short Form 36 version 2 (SF-36v2). The SF-36v2 is a validated and widely used health status assessment form. In this phase, we have also compared health status and the access to health services of migrants with those of non-migrants. Findings confirmed the reliability of the Vietnamese SF-36v2. Findings also showed that seasonal migrants were more likely to have physical ill-health than other groups, while migrants working in IZ were more likely to have mental ill-health than non-migrants and other migrant populations. Health insurance registration was an important factor related to the utilization of health care services and migrants were less likely to use health services than non-migrants in the same municipalities.
Among migrant populations, seasonal migrants had the lowest health service utilization frequency. Indeed, low income is the main obstacle of the utilization of health care services for seasonal migrants. The outcomes of this are that they pay less attention to their health, attend in available health programs at the destination, and are less health care insured. These, in return, encourage self-treatment of seasonal migrants.
Findings from Phase 1 and Phase 2 also showed that female migrants accounted for the highest proportion of the whole migrant population. They faced many health risks, particularly reproductive health of female migrants working in IZ. Phase 3, therefore, focused on the evaluation of access to health services for reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among female migrants working in IZ. Findings of this phase showed that health insurance was an important factor influencing the utilization of health services, but also social-cultural factors such as traditional norms – that integrate reproductive health problems with sexual relationship. The latter led to shame of female migrants to seek health services for RTIs and other reproductive health services. Finally, in Phase 4, we have designed an intervention proposal for improved utilization of reproductive health services for female migrants aged 18-49 working in IZ in Viet Nam. This intervention program will use available resources and should increase health insurance coverage and their application to reproductive health care services of female migrants. It also aims to increase knowledge of these health issues and possibilities of the access to health care services of female migrants.
Based on the findings of my dissertation, I could formulate recommendations for future interventions and research, for policy makers, health service providers at destination, employers of migrants, and migrants. Briefly, policy makers should recognize that migrants are vulnerable to ill-health, including both physical and mental health. For specific interventions such as reproductive health (e.g. RTIs) they are a priority group. Health service providers should integrate adapted health programs for migrants into their routine health programs, for example, periodic gynaecological examination programs, expanded program on immunization (EPI), and other health promotion programs – which better ensures sustainability of intervention programs. Employers should comply with laws of social and health insurance for employees, especially migrant employees. Moreover, they should strengthen the capacity of their health care units and collaborate with local health systems to provide health care services to migrant employees. Finally, migrants should register for temporary residence at the destination because this will provide them rights in accessing social and health services. Also, they should have knowledge about benefits of health insurance and available kinds of health insurances. Migrants should have better access to health promotion programs and pay more attention to their health
Marketing constraints on rice exports from Viet Nam
No full textThe paper describes the spectacular growth of rice exports from Viet Nam during the period 1989 to 1997. From a situation of food shortages, the country is now the second largest rice exporter after Thailand. Export projections indicate that there is potential for further export growth in all but the most pessimistic scenarios. This potential is constrained, however, by the relatively underdeveloped marketing system. A few large state enterprises have access to capital and export licenses, but private traders and millers are generally small and medium enterprises with limited credit and no legal access to world markets. Recent policy changes to promote internal trade liberalization and competition between central and provincial state enterprises are encouraging, but need to be extended to allow private traders to export.Rice Viet Nam ,Export marketing ,trade liberalization ,
Nguyễn Van Nam video oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation and donated to the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes video recordings of interviews with Vietnamese Americans native to or living in Texas. This interview forms part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation.Nguyễn Văn Nam was born in 1934 in Saigon where he also grew up. Nam's childhood consisted of images of war, during which was World War II. He grew up amidst the war between France and Japan and the rise of Viet Minh; Nam remembers constant bombing. In 1945, Nam attended school at Petrus Ky. An unforgettable memory ws the day Nam witness an older student being arrested by a French police officer or military official. Nam remembers hearing gunshots after the student was escorted out of the school. The French officers later lied and told family and friends that the student died in prison. According to Nam, the student was murdered due to his involvement in the Viet Minh campaign against the French. Nam later transferred schools to Vietnam Hậu Đường. Nam is the 5th child out of 9 children; he is the oldest male. Having grown up in the period of French domination, Nam is fluent in French. His mother was a stay-at-home mother, and his father was a "thư gia". His family raised horses, cattle, and other animals. Nam enjoys music; he was featured on Paris By Night 88 through his acquaintance withVietnamese songwriter Lam Phương and author Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn. When Vietnam was divided into North and South, Nam was 20 years old and was training at the Thu Duc officer training school. Because he went to Thu Duc, Nam was only able to obtain his Tu Tài 1. Nam also attended military training at Fort Benning for one year, and he later returned for additional specialized military training for only a select few. While serving, Nam was injured twice. He recalls waking up in the Pleiku Hospital in 1961 after being injured. When he was not active on the battlefield, Nam worked for a military radio station; he was also involved in government affairs and politics under the presidency of President Diem. During his time in the military, Nam came into contact with several followers of the Viet Cong, who told him that the reson they decided to join Viet Cong was because they believed that the US wanted to dminate Vietnam. Nam believes thhat the South lost not due to lack of military ability but due t political and governmental reasons ; had the US funded South Vietnam with adequate weapons, Nam believes the South could have won.On April 30 (Fall of Saigon), Nam was stationed on base with Suu Doan 22. Nam says the moment when the Republic of Vietnam flag was lowered and removed was one that he could never forget and was his saddest memory. From Saigon, he left to the Philipines and then to Guam before seeking permanent residence in the United States. He came to San Antonio, Texas for 3 years with his mother. He attended school for a year before working at Exxon. From a car wash employee, Nam was promoted to assistant manager at the Exxon station. He then bought a different gas station in Houston in addition to buying used cars to repair and sell. Nam later sold the gas station and joined the fishing business. Though Nam was very successful in this business, he was met with many obstacles, one of which was a lawsuit regarding the KKK and their acts of racism. Nam is actively involved in the campaign for democracy for Vietnam, being a founder for the "Cộng Đồng Người Việt Quốc Gia Dân Chu" (Democratic Vietnamese Community)
T-type Ca2+ current in NAm (SfN poster 2019)
No full textCharacterization of Cav3 expression within the NAm cardiac preganglionic neurons. Contains unpublished data </p
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