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1. Stakeholder perspective: Who participates, who doesn't? 2. Process perspective: How has participation been realized beyond the strategy development? 3. Framework perspective: What are key factors determining the impact of participation? 4. Resources: Statistcal Data, Documents and Links

VIETNAM
Vietnam
1. Stakeholder perspective: Who participates, who doesn't?

1.1 Government and Parliament: First and foremost, the PRS process in Vietnam is dominated by the government. Formulation and implementation of the poverty reduction strategy (Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy, CPRGS) is carried out under the auspices of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). An Inter-Ministerial Working Group (consisting of 52 members of ministries, departments, and other government agencies) took the lead during the formulation process. This committee consulted with local experts and researchers. Furthermore, local governments are also integrated into the PRS process; participation takes place in regional workshops.

1.2 Non-state actors: As participation in the political decision-making process of the socialist one-party state Vietnam is limited to the Communist Party, the government organized the participatory process mostly by means of the party-controlled mass organizations (women, youth, labor, peasants). In addition, researchers, NGOs, and-with restrictions-grassroots organizations participated. The private sector, organized in the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), is involved in the PRS process through its membership in the Poverty Working Group (see below). Two women's organizations actively participated in the formulation of the PRSP; among these the National Committee for the Advancement of Women (NCFAW) developed a concept of mainstreaming gender issues. NCFAW conducted a survey of 65 female members of Parliament and hosted a dialogue with the PRSP drafting committee (IMF/IDA 2002a: 4-5). However, ethnic minorities in the borderland to China and Laos, representing ten percent of the population, are still widely isolated and excluded from political decision-making (CIDA 2001: 2). International NGOs play an important role in process as they assist and support consultations at community level. Other INGOs, such as ActionAid Vietnam, Oxfam GB and Save the Children UK, participate-in cooperation with the government-in the development and compilation of data pool on poverty-related statistics. Moreover, a Poverty Working Group was set up, comprising representatives of government, donors (DFID, SIDA, UNDP, World Bank), and four INGOs (Oxfam GB, ActionAid Vietnam, Save the Children UK, Vietnam-Sweden Mountain Rural Development Programme).

1.3 Donors: Numerous bi- and multilateral donors actively participated in the Vietnamese PRS process by means of financial and technical assistance, monitoring of workshops and consultations as well as by supporting the international NGOs concerned. Primarily these are the World Bank, UNDP, ADB, Japan, Germany, and Great Britain. Within the scope of the PRS process, donors increasingly improved the coordination of their support.


2. Process perspective: How has participation been realized beyond the strategy development? Zum Seitenanfang
 

2.1 Participation in PRS implementation (overall perspective): Implementation of the CPRGS started in September 2002 with the establishment of a Steering Committee-chartered by the Prime Minister-and the start of work of CPRGS Secretariat and Inter-Ministerial Working Group of the MPI. However, statements on the extent of civil society participation in PRS implementation are presently not obtainable. Reference is solely made regarding that "training workshops are considered important activities for an implementation of CPRGS at local levels." The PRSP further states: "By this way local leaders and policy-makers from sectoral departments were provided methods and techniques to integrate CPRGS into their local socio-economic development plans." In addition, regional poverty participatory assessments were also conducted to provide amendment to CPRGS integration in local plan progress as well as to an efficient monitoring and evaluation system (Socialist Republic of Vietnam 2003: 71).

2.2 Participation in Policy Reforms linked to the PRS (specific perspective): No specific information available.

2.3 Participation in PRS Monitoring: The coordination of CPRGS implementation and the responsibility for the monitoring thereof lies within the MPI. The Ministry of Finance, on the other hand, has to provide data concerning revenues and financial management. The CPRGS Secretariat and the Inter-Ministerial Working Group are responsible for the development of an M&E system as well as its coordination and operation. At provincial level, the Departments of Planning and Investment are responsible for the integration of CPRGS goals into the local socioeconomic planning as well as for monitoring. Statements on the extent of civil society participation in PRS monitoring and evaluation, however, are presently not obtainable. The First Annual Progress Report was prepared by the MPI and the CPRGS Secretariat under the guidance of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group.

2.4 Participation in PRS Revision: No specific information available.



3. Framework perspective: What are key factors determining the impact of participation? Zum Seitenanfang
 

3.1 Structures: Thanks to the establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Working Group, the inter-sectoral cooperation improved considerably and more actors than previously were included in the political process. However, the potential for effective civil society participation is still limited in Vietnam. In particular, the lack of a legal basis for participation of local NGOs, their weak positioning within the Vietnamese society as well as the government's reservations to directly include local NGO in the PRS process hamper their participation.

3.2 Rights: The Grassroots Democracy Decree allowed for participation in policy-making and implementation at local level (community and district), and, thus, included the real poor. Albeit the positive effects, participation at local level can neither be labeled broad-based nor institutionalized (Wolff et al. 2002: 25 and 53).

3.3 Legitimacy: The CPRGS-Process introduced new modes of participatory or consultative policy-making to the Vietnamese political system. A number of Vietnamese NGOs participated in the drafting process and expressed their satisfaction with what they gained through this engagement (Conway 2004: 20). The first group of NGOs are the Party-sponsored mass organizations, which operate under the umbrella of the Fatherland Front. Although these primarily exist to mobilize social opinion and action in support of the Party, they do exercise some influence on policy. They primarily represent the interests of particular social groups (Conway 2004: 26-27). By contrast, civil society or private sector organizations are quite new in Vietnam and also have quite ambiguous connections to the political system and the policy process. They are much less numerous and influential-and almost always closer to the state-than their counterparts in other countries. Several of these quasi-autonomous organizations were involved in the CPRS process. However, independent observers lament that participation at national and provincial level during PRSP formulation was only weak. Accordingly, government, party, donors, and international NGOs dominate the process, while the private sector, Vietnamese NGOs, and other target groups remain underrepresented. The poor are particularly excluded; there is no forum which would allow them to express their needs, government consultations are the only means left to play a part in the CPRGS process.

3.4 Capacity: In summary, the engagement of non-state actors in policy and budget processes in Vietnam has significantly improved, but still remains limited. In particular PRS implementation at local level proves to be deficient (Wolff et al. 2002: VI-VII):
lack of knowledge and financial resources, remoteness of local administrations as well as language barriers among ethnic minorities;

  • lack of representation of women, in particular among ethnic minorities, and lack of competence among those in charge to lead participatory workshops;
  • lack of capacities and resources concerning the implementation of project related to poverty reduction;
  • lack of competence among the population to control the administration foster corruption.


4. Resources: Statistcal Data, Documents and Links Zum Seitenanfang
 

4.1 Statistical data

a. Developmental status

Human Development Index (UNDP) (2002)
http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/cty/cty_f_VNM.html
Rank 112 of 177
"Freedom in the World" country ratings (Freedom House) (2004)
http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/freeworld/2004/countryratings/vietnam.htm
"not free"
Worldwide Press Freedom Index (Reporters Without Borders) (2004)
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=11715
Rank 161 of 167
Index of Economic Freedom (Wall Street Journal/Heritage Foundation) (2005)
http://www.heritage.org/research/features/index/country.cfm?id=Vietnam
Rank 137 of 155

b. Indebteness

Since 1995 Vietnam has halved its debts and is no longer classified as highly-indebted country. The World Development Report 2002 (World Bank) lists Vietnam as lowly-indebted country. The development of a PRSP however enables Vietnam to further receive World Bank/IMF loans under IDA-conditions. For further information see:

Jubilee Plus
http://www.jubileeplus.org/databank/profiles/vietnam.pdf

Paris Club - Vietnam debt treatments
http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/countries/countries.php?PAY_ISO_ID=VN&submit=ok

World Bank: HIPC - Vietnam case
http://www.worldbank.org/hipc/country-cases/vietnam/vietnam.html

World Bank: Vietnam Estimated Debt Service Payments
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/...?countrylist=VN

c. Further statistical resources

General Statistics Office of Vietnam
http://www.gso.gov.vn/default_en.aspx?tabid=491

World Bank: Vietnam Data & Statistics
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/...PK:387565,00.html

4.2 Important documents

a. Official PRS-related documents

CPRGS Inter-Ministerial Working Unit (2004): Integrating the CPRGS into Local Socio-Economic Development Plan: Experiences from Tra Vinh, Hanoi, June.
http://www.undp.org.vn/undp/docs/2004/travinh/travinhe.pdf

IMF/IDA (2003): Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report.
http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/files/vietnam_jsa_of_prsp.pdf

IMF/IDA (2002a): Vietnam. Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy. June 6.
http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/files/Vietnam_JSA.PDF

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2003): The comprehensive poverty reduction And growth strategy (CPRGS). Hanoi, November.
http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/files/Vietnam_PRSP.pdf

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (2002): The Comprehensive Poverty Reduction And Growth Strategy (CPRGS). Hanoi, May.
http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/files/vietnam_prsp_053102.pdf

Social Republic of Vietnam (2001): Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Hanoi, March 14.
http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/files/vietnamiprsp.pdf

The steering committee of comprehensive poverty reduction and growth strategy, The Inter-ministerial Working Group (2004): VietNam: Growth and reduction of poverty. Annual Progress Report of 2002-2003. Hanoi.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2004/cr0420.pdf

For the most recent official PRSP documents see
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/...PK:384201,00.html

b. Major donor-related documents

Bartholomew, Ann/Stephen Lister (2002): Managing Aid in Vietnam. A Country Case Study. Mokoro Ltd., September.
http://www.idd.bham.ac.uk/research/Projects/oecd/country_reports/TFDP_Vietnam_13%20Nov.pdf

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (2002): The CDF and the PRSP Process in Vietnam, and their Implications for CIDA Programming. January.
http://www.countryanalyticwork.net/.../$file/Vietnam.pdf

Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (2003): Study on Donor Practices in Vietnam. Grand Aid and Transaction Costs. March.
http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum/pdf03/jica_ciem.pdf

European Commission (2002): Vietnam Country Strategy Paper 2002-2006
http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/vietnam/csp/02_06_en.pdf

Partnership Group for Aid Effectiveness (PGAE) (2004): Harmonisation and Alignment for Greater Aid Effectiveness in Vietnam - Report 2004. December.
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/harmalignaidvietnam2004.pdf

Ohno, Izumi (2004): Fostering True Ownership in Vietnam: From Donor Management to Policy Autonomy and Content. GRIPS Development Forum, November.
http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum-e/pdf_e01/VNownership.pdf

World Bank (2004a): Vietnam Development Report 2005
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/.../Rendered/PDF/304620VN.pdf

World Bank (2003a): Vietnam Development Report 2004 - Poverty
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/.../Rendered/PDF/271300VN.pdf

World Bank: Vietnam Country Assistance Strategy (CAS)
http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/...PK:387565,00.html

For further donor-related strategy documents see http://www.countryanalyticwork.net

4.3 Reports and analyses

a. PRSP-related publications

Action Aid (2002): Inclusive Circles Lost in Exclusive Cycles. An Action Aid contribution to the first Global Poverty Reduction Strategies Comprehensive Review. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPRS1/Resources/Comprehensive-Review/actionaid1.pdf

Alonso i Terme, Rosa/Lindsay Judge/Jeni Klugman (2005): PRSPs and Budgets: A Synthesis of Five Case Studies, in: Budget Support Practitioners' Forum. Conference olume, World Bank, OPCS (forthcoming). (based on Vietnam case study)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTPRS1/Resources/383606-1119904390686/bbl101204_synthesis.pdf

Alonso i Terme, Rosa (undated): The Elimination of Primary Education Contributions for the Poor in Vietnam - A Case Study in the Political Economy of Pro-Poor Policies. Joint Donor PRSP Training.
http://www.hlspinstitute.org/files/project/13865/Vietnam.pdf

Bell, Emma (2003): Gender and PRSPs: with experiences from Tanzania, Bolivia, Viet Nam and Mozambique. Prepared for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark, BRIDGE (development-gender), Report No. 67, March.
http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports/re67.pdf

Bojö, Jan et al. (2004): Environment in Poverty Reduction Strategies and Poverty Reduction Support Credits. World Bank, Environment Department, Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 102, Washington D.C., November. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/.../308900PAPER0EDP0102.pdf

Bojö, Jan/Rama Chandra Reddy (2003): Status and Evolution of Environmental Priorities in the Poverty Reduction Strategies. An Assessment of Fifty Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers. World Bank, Environment Department, Environmental Economics Series, Paper No. 93, Washington D.C., November. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/essd/...PovertyReductionStrategies.pdf

Booth, David/Lukas, Henry (2002): Good Practice in the Development of PRSP Indicators and Monitoring Systems. Overseas Development Institute, ODI Working Paper 172, London. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.odi.org.uk/pppg/publications%5Cworking_papers%5C172.pdf

Caillods, F./J. Hallak (2004): Education and PRSPs. A review of experiences. A review undertaken with the support of DFID, UNESCO, Interational Institute of Educational Planning, Paris. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.unesco.org/iiep/PDF/pubs/PRSP.pdf

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) (2001): Civil Society, the Private Sector and the PRSP Approach. A Round Table Facilitated by CIDA, Summary Report, Hull, December 13. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.prsp-watch.de/laenderprofile/vietnam/9797_cida2.pdf

Chavez-Malaluan, Jenina Joy/Shalmali Guttal (2002): Structural Adjustment in the Name of the Poor. The PRSP Experience in the Lao PDR, Cambodia and Vietnam. Focus on the Global South, Bangkok.
http://www.eurodad.org/uploadstore/cms/docs/StructuralAdjustmentintheNameofthePoor.pdf

Commins, Stephen et al. (2001): Poverty Reduction Strategies in Vietnam. UCLA School of Public Policy & Social Research, June.
http://www.spa.ucla.edu/up/webfiles/Vietnam.doc

Conway, Tim (2004): Politics and the PRSP Approach: Vietnam Case Study. Overseas Development Institute, ODI Working Paper 241, London.
http://www.prspsynthesis.org/wp241_politics_vietnam.pdf

Coyle, Erin/Alison Evans (2003): Experience of PRSs in Asia. Executive Summary - Key Issues. PRSP Monitoring & Synthesis Project, Synthesis Note 8, July. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.prspsynthesis.org/synthesis8.pdf

Dewachter, Sara (2005): The Participation Conditionality under Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: The Joint Staff Assessment -experience. University of Antwerp, Institute of Development Policy and Management, IDPM-UA discussion paper 2005-6, April. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.ua.ac.be/main.asp?c=*IOBE&n=4267&ct=001595&e=o74918

Driscoll, Ruth/Sophie Jenks (2004): An overview of NGO Participation in PRSPs. Overseas Development Institute (ODI), March. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.careinternational.org.uk/resource_centre/other/CARE_overview_of_NGO_participation_in_PRSPs.doc

Duc, Le Thu/Ngucen Thang (2005): Macroeconomic Policy Choices for Growth and Poverty Reduction. The Door is Open. Why Many Can't Get Out: The Case of Vietnam. The North-South Institute, Policy Brief.
http://www.nsi-ins.ca/english/pdf/PRSP_Vietnam.pdf

Evans, Alison (2002): Reporting & Monitoring: Post-full PRSP Challenges. PRS Monitoring & Synthesis Project, Briefing Note 2, March. (includes data on Vietnam).
http://www.prspsynthesis.org/brief2.doc

Fox, James W. (2003): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Review of Private Sector Participation. USAID Development Information Services (DIS), Washington D.C., October 31. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://pdf.dec.org/pdf_docs/PNACU918.pdf

GRIPS Development Forum (2003): Linking Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction. Large Scale Infrastructure in the Context of Vietnam's CPRGS. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), November.
http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum-e/pdf_e01/LinkingEcoGrowth.pdf

GTZ (2005): Making Poverty Reduction Strategies Work -Good Practices, Issues, and Stakeholder Views-A Contribution of German Development Cooperation for the 2005 PRSP Review May 2005. Eschborn, May. (includes Vietnam Good Practice sheet)
http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/en-prsreview-making-prs-work-2005.pdf

GTZ (2004a): National Monitoring of Sustainable Poverty Reduction Strategies / PRSPs. Volume 1: Main Report. Eschborn. (based on Vietnam case study)
http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/en-prsp-monitoring.pdf

GTZ (2004b): National Monitoring of Sustainable Poverty Reduction Strategies / PRSPs. Volume 2: Country Study Vietnam. Eschborn.
http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/en-prsp-monitoring-country-study-vietnam.pdf

Heidel, Klaus (2004): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - blind to the rights of the (working) child? The (I-)PRSPs' perception of child labour. A problem outline and annotated collection of source material. Kindernothilfe/Werkstatt Ökonomie, Duisburg/Heidelberg, March. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.kindernothilfe.org/downloads/ka_prsp_mar_20044.pdf

Hewitt, Adrian/Ian Gillson (2003): Review of the Trade and Poverty Content in PRSPs and Loan-Related Documents. Report commissioned by Christian Aid, Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://www.odi.org.uk/iedg/projects/christian_aid_paper.pdf

High-Level Forum on the Health MDGs (2004): MDG-Orientated Sector and Poverty Reduction Strategies: Lessons from Experience in Health. Abuja, December. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.hlfhealthmdgs.org/Documents/MDGorientedPRSPs-Final.pdf

Houghton, Irungu (2001): Up against the Wind: Recent ActionAid experiences of engaging the Poverty Reduction Strategies and other IFI lending policies. Presentation to the conference entitled "From Engagement to Protest" organised by SAPRIN et al., April 19th, Washington DC. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.actionaidusa.org/pdf/Upaagainstwinds.pdf

Huu, Nguyen Hai (undated): Vietnam: Monitoring & Evaluation of the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (C-PRGS) and the National Target Program on Poverty Reduction and Employment. Prepared for the Joint Donor PRSP Training.
http://www.hlspinstitute.org/files/project/13865/VietnamME.pdf

IMF Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) (2004): Vietnam. Evaluation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Process and Arrangements Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). Washington D.C., July 6.
http://www.imf.org/External/NP/ieo/2004/prspprgf/eng/vnm.pdf

IMF/IDA (2002b): Review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Approach: Early Experience with Interim PRSPs and Full PRSPs. Prepared by the Staffs of the IMF and World Bank, Washington DC., March 26. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.imf.org/external/np/prspgen/review/2002/032602a.pdf

International Labour Organisation (ILO) (2002): Disability and Poverty Reduction Strategies. How to ensure that access of persons with disabilities to decent and productive work is part of the PRSP process. Discussion Paper, Geneva, November.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/discpaper.pdf

Ishikawa, Shigeru (2002): Growth Promotion versus Poverty Reduction. World Bank Rethinking of Aid Policy and Implications for Developing Countries. GRIPS Development Forum, August. (includes Vietnam case study).
http://www.grips.ac.jp/module/prsp/pdf/Ishikawa1.pdf

Joint Government-donor-NGO partnership groups in Vietnam (2002): Vietnam: The Drive to Partnership. An Informal Report for the Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam, Hanoi, December 10-11, 2002.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTVIETNAM/Resources/Partnership2002.pdf

Joint Government-donor-NGO partnership groups in Vietnam (2001): Putting Partnerships to Work. An Informal Report for the Consultative Group Meeting for Vietnam. Hanoi, December 7-8, 2001.
http://www.worldbank.org.vn/publication/pub_pdf/Partnerships%20Report%202001%2025%20Nov%2001%20FINAL.pdf

Killick, Tony (2002): The 'Streamlining' of IMF Conditionality: Aspirations, Reality and Repercussions. A report for the Department for International Development (DFID), Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, April. (based on Vietnam case study)
http://www.odi.org.uk/iedg/Projects/imf_conditionality.pdf

Ladd, Paul (2003): Too hot to handle? The absence of trade policy from PRSPs. Christian Aid, April. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://christian-aid.org.uk/indepth/0304toohot/toohot.pdf

Leisher, Craig (2002): The Good, the Bad, the Bizarre: WWF's Role in Integrating the Environment into the PRSP in Vietnam. A Case Study. Final Draft. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), October.

Lucas, Henry/David Evans/Katherine Pasteur (2004): Research on the current state of PRS monitoring systems. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Discussion Paper 382, Brighton, December. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/bookshop/dp/dp382.pdf

Marcus, Rachel/John Wilkinson (2002): Whose Poverty Matters? Vulnerability, Social Protection and PRSPs. Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP), Working Paper No. 1. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.chronicpoverty.org/pdfs/19Marcus_Wilkinson.pdf

Mitlin, Diana (2004): Understanding Urban Poverty - What the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers tell us. London. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.iied.org/docs/urban/urbpov_wp13.pdf

Mozammel, Masud/Sina Odugbemi (eds.) (2005): With the support of multitudes, World Bank/DFID, Washington D.C./London. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTDEVCOMMENG/Resources/withthesupportofmultitude.pdf

Nørlund, Irene/Tran Ngoc Ca/Nguyen Dinh Tuyen (2003): Dealing with the Donors. The Politics of Vietnam's Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy. Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki, Policy Papers 4/2003.
http://www.eurodad.org/uploadstore/cms/docs/VietnamcasestudyIDSHelsinki2003.pdf

OECD/DAC (2004): Role of Infrastructure in Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction. Lessons Learned from PRSPs of 33 Countries. DAC Network on Poverty Reduction, Berlin, October 27-29. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/57/60/33919674.pdf

OECD/DAC (2003): Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) as of January 2003. OECD, Global Forum on Knowledge Economy, Paris, 4-5 March. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2003doc.nsf/0/9e9362c4f76af209c1256cd700559927/$FILE/JT00139891.PDF

Ohno, Izumi (2002): Diversifying PRSP. The Vietnamese Model for Growth-Oriented Poverty Reduction. National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Discussion Paper No. 4, August.
http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum-e/pdf_e01/DP4.pdf

O'Malley, Kate (2004): Children and Young People Participating in PRSP Processes: Lessons from Save the Children's experiences. Save the Children Fund, London. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/temp/scuk/cache/cmsattach/1470_PRSPs.pdf

Pincus, Jonathan/Nguyen Thang (2004): Poverty Reduction Strategy Process and National Development Strategies in Asia: A Report to DFID. Country Study Vietnam. Centre for Development Policy Research (CDPR), School of Oriental and African Studies, February.
http://www.grc-exchange.org/docs/cc83.pdf

Poverty Working Group (undated): Report of the Sapa Workshop. A Comprehensive Poverty Reduction Strategy for Vietnam.
http://www1.worldbank.org/prsp/newsletter/Nov_2000/Country_Focus___Vietnam/country_focus___vietnam.html

Randel, Judith/Dang Kim Son (2003): Independent Evaluation of SDC's Bilateral Engagement in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Process. Part 2: Case Studies - Vietnam. Gerster Consulting/Development Initatives, April 6.
http://www.gersterconsulting.ch/docs/Report_Vietnam.pdf

SGTS & Associates (2000a): Civil Society Participation in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). Report to DfID. Vol I: Overview and Recommendations. October. (based on Vietnam case study)
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/cs-prsps-vI.pdf

SGTS & Associates (2000b): Civil Society Participation in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP). Report to DfID, Vol III Vietnam Case Study. Hanoi, June.
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/cs-prsps-vIII.pdf

Shanks, Edwin/Carrie Turk (2003): Refining Policy with the Poor. Local Consultations on the Draft Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy in Vietnam. World Bank, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, Policy Research Working Paper 2968, Washington D.C., January.
http://econ.worldbank.org/external/default/..._0302070416253

Thanh, Hoang X. (2005): Participatory poverty research and policy influencing in PRSP process: the Vietnam case, in: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (ed.): Civil society and poverty reduction, Participatory Learning and Action 51, London, pp. 77-80.

Tharakan, Pradeep/Mia MacDonald (2004): Poverty Environment. Developing and Testing a PRSP Evaluation Methodology. World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Macroeconomics for Sustainable Development Program Office, November. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://www.panda.org/downloads/policy/prspfinal.pdf

Thin, Neil (2001): Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Lessons Learned, and Their Role in Asia. Background paper for DFID Regional Livelihoods Workshop, Rajendupur, Bangladesh, 8-10th May 2001. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.livelihoods.org/lessons/docs/Asia_Workshop_rtf/ARLW_Thi.doc

Tuan, Do Huang Anh/Nguyen Van Minh (undated): Vietnam National Level Public Expenditure Review Exercise.
http://www.worldbank.org/participation/minhdoc.htm

UFJ Institute Ltd. (2005): The Poverty Reduction Impact of Economic Infrastructure Project (2). Key issues and lessons learned from the Vietnam's CPRGS Process. Final Report, Commissioned by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, March.
http://www.grips.ac.jp/forum-e/pdf_e02/UFJjuly05en.pdf

UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) (2005): Do Governments Actually Believe that ICT Can Help Alleviate Poverty? A Perspective from Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). APDIP e-Note 2/2005. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.apdip.net/apdipenote/2.pdf

Weeks, John/Nguyen Thang (2003): Viet Nam Country Report, in: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Evaluation Office (ed.): Evaluation of UNDP's Role in the PRSP Process. Volume II. Country Reports. New York, September, pp. 141-164.
http://www.undp.org/eo/documents/PRSP_Country%20Report.pdf

Wolff, Peter et al. (2002): The Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy in Vietnam. Process, Donor Contribution, and Prospects for its Implementation. German Development Institute (DIE/GDI), Bonn.
http://www.die-gdi.de/die_homepage.nsf/.../Wolff%20et%20al%20Vietnam%20B9-2002.pdf

Wolff, Peter (2002): Vietnam - Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. A New Approach to Lending for Development Policy Support? Bonn, July.
http://www.die-gdi.de/die_homepage.nsf/.../$FILE/Wolff-PRSP-Vietnam.doc

World Bank Operations Evaluation Department (OED)/IMF Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) (2005): The Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative. Findings from 10 Country Case Studies of World Bank and IMF Support. Washington D.C. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/oed/oeddoclib.nsf/.../$file/prsp_country_case_studies.pdf

World Bank (2005): Poverty Reduction Support Credits: A Stocktaking. Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), Washington D.C., June 24. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/.../PRSC%20Stocktaking%20_06-28-05_.pdf

World Bank (2004b): A Review of Poverty Reduction Strategies - Do They Empower Stakeholders? Work in progress - draft, Poverty Reduction Group (PREM), Washington D.C., January. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://povlibrary.worldbank.org/library/view/15201

World Bank (2004c): Poverty Reduction Strategies: Their Importance for Disability. Disability and Development Team, Washington D.C., July 7.

World Bank (2004d): A Review of Population, Reproductive Health, and Adolescent Health & Development in Poverty Reduction Strategies. Population and Reproductive Health Cluster/Health Nutrition and Population Central Unit, Washington D.C., August. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/.../20262402/PRSP%20report%20-%20Aug%2031%202004.pdf

World Bank (2003b): Evaluation of the Comprehensive Development Framework (CDF). Vietnam Case Study. Operations Evaluation Department (OED).
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/OED/.../$file/CDF_Vietnam_WP.pdf

World Bank (2002): Aligning Assistance for Development Effectiveness. Promising Country Experience. Comprehensive Development Framework Secretariat/Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS), Washington D.C., February. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/CDF/Resources/Alignment.pdf

World Bank (undated): Action Learning Program on Participatory Processes for Poverty Reduction Strategies. Vietnam Process Case Study. Participation and Civic Engagement Group, Washington D.C.
http://www.worldbank.org/participation/web/webfiles/vietnam.htm

World Development Movement (2005): Democracy and the Poverty Reduction Strategy process: Country cases. May. (includes Vietnam case study).
http://www.wdm.org.uk/democracy/prsp/prsp.pdf

World Health Organization (2004): PRSPs: Their Significance for Health: second synthesis report. Geneva. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.who.int/hdp/en/prspsig.pdf

Zuckerman, Elaine (2002): Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in Advocacy Work on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). Synthesis Report, Gender Action, May. (includes data on Vietnam)
http://www.genderaction.org/images/Evaluation%20PRSP-Gender%20Oxfam.pdf

b. Background reading

Asian Development Bank (2002): Women in Viet Nam. Country Briefing Paper, Regional and Sustainable Development Department/Mekong Department, Manila.
http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/Country_Briefing_Papers/Women_in_VietNam/women_vie.pdf

Cuong, Pham M. (2003): Linkages between poverty alleviation and environment: evidence and policy implications from a northern mountainous province, Vietnam.
http://www.mekonginfo.org/mrc_en/article.nsf/.../aef7f57dc5e0c61485256e15003bbe93?OpenDocument

Fritzen, Scott (2003): The 'misery' of implementation: Governance, institutions and anti-corruption in Vietnam. Finvited paper for conference: Governance, institutions and anti-corruption in Asia, New Zealand, 28-30 April, First Draft.
http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/docs/wp/wp36.pdf

Fritzen, Scott (2001): Donors, Local Development Groups and Institutional Reform over Vietnam's Development Decade. Presented at Vietnam Update Conference, November.
http://www.spp.nus.edu.sg/docs/wp/wp12.pdf

Hannah, Joseph (2005): Selected readings in "Civil Society in Vietnam". University of Washington (Seattle), January.
http://students.washington.edu/jhannah/dissertation/JoeHannah%20--%20CivilSocietyVN%20bib.pdf

Kakwani, Nanak/Hyun H. Son (2005): On Assessing Pro-Poorness of Government Programmes. International Comparisons. UNDP International Poverty Centre, Working Paper No. 6, Brasilia, May. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/newsletters/WorkingPaper6.pdf

Klump, Rainer/Thomas Bonschab (2004): Operationalising Pro-Poor Growth. A Country Case Study on Vietnam. October.
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/oppgvietnam.pdf

Minot, Nicholas/Bob Baulch (2002): The Spatial Distribution of Poverty in Vietnam and the Potential for Targeting. World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper 2829, Washington D.C., April.
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDS_IBank_Servlet?pcont=details&eid=000094946_02042504323918

Osmani, S.R. (2005): The Employment Nexus Between Growth and Poverty. An Asian Perspective. SIDA Studies No. 15, Stockholm. (includes Vietnam case study)
http://www.sida.se/content/1/c6/03/89/45/SIDA4773en_SidaStudies_15.pdf

Swinkels, Rob/Carrie Turk (2004): Poverty and remote areas: evidence from new data and questions for the future. Background paper for the PAC conference, 24-26 November.
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/povertyandremoteareas.pdf

Turk, Carrie (2001): Linking participatory poverty assessments to policy and policymaking - experience from Vietnam. World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper 2526, Washington D.C.
http://econ.worldbank.org/..._0105050455535

Tran-Thanh, Khanh (2003): Needle in a Haystack: Searching for Civil Society in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. University College London, Development Planing Unit, Working Paper No. 127.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dpu/publications/working%20papers%20pdf/WP%20127.pdf

Santiago, Eden V. (2002): Vietnam. Decentralisation for Better Local Governance.
http://www.decentralization.ws/srcbook/vietnam.pdf

Sinh, Bach T. (2001): Civil Society and NGOs in Vietnam: Some Initial Thoughts on Development and Obstacles. Paper presented at the Meeting with the Delegation of the Swedish Parliamentary Commission on Swedish Policy for Global Development to Vietnam.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/civic/rc/filedownload.do~itemId=307686

For various further documents on poverty reduction in Vietnam see http://www.undp.org.vn/undp/lib/index.htm

4.4 Links to stakeholders involved

a. PRSP

The Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy of Vietnam (CPRGS)
http://www.cprgs.org/home/index.jsp

Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)
http://www.mpi.gov.vn/default.aspx?Lang=2

Ministry of Planning and Investment: Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM)
http://www.ciem.org.vn/en/asp/default.asp

b. Civil society

Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
http://www.vcci.com.vn/

Vietnam Development Forum (VDF) (cooperation between the Japanese National Institute of Graduate Policy Studies and the National Economics University, Hanoi)
http://www.vdf.org.vn/index.html

VUFO-NGO Resource Centre Vietnam
http://www.ngocentre.org.vn/

Directory of Development Organizations (national / international)
http://www.devdir.org/files/Vietnam.PDF

c. Donors / International actors

Aid Harmonization & Alignment Iniatiative - Vietnam country profile
http://www.aidharmonization.org/ah-cla/ah-browser/index-abridged?rgn_cnt=vn&master=master

Action Aid Vietnam
http://www.actionaid.org/vietnam/

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Vietnam country profile
http://www.imf.org/external/country/VNM/index.htm

World Bank - Vietnam country profile
http://worldbank.org/vn

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Vietnam country office
http://www.undp.org.vn/ehome.htm

Oxfam GB
http://www.oxfamgb.org/eastasia/vietnam/

Save the Children UK
http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/index.html

Directory of Development Organizations (national / international)
http://www.devdir.org/files/Vietnam.PDF

4.5 General country information

Vietnam Development Information Center
http://www.vdic.org.vn/

Development Gateway
http://old.developmentgateway.org/countryprofile/?country_iso=vn

Vietnam Development Gateway
http://vietnamgateway.org/

Freedom House -Vietnam country profile
http://www.freedomhouse.org/research/freeworld/2004/countryratings/vietnam.htm

The Eldis Gateway to development information provides a comprehensive and up-to-date country website that can be accessed at http://www.eldis.org/eastasia/index.htm

4.6 General links that also provide country-specific information

European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad)
http://www.eurodad.org/

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
http://www.imf.org/

The World Bank Group
http://www.worldbank.org/

Paris Club
http://www.clubdeparis.org/en/index.php

Source : www.prsp-watch.de (September 2005)

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