Economic Transformation and the Diversification of Livelihoods in Rural Vietnam

Carol Newman and Christina Kinghan

No wp-2015-064, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Diversification of household activities away from agriculture is a key characteristic of economic development. We examine the extent of diversification among Vietnamese households, from agriculture into waged employment and entrepreneurship and whether this diversification is welfare enhancing. We also examine the factors determining this transition from agriculture.

Keywords: Agricultural labourers; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Households; Microeconomics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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