TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Dang, Hai-Anh H
AU  - Do, Minh N.N.
        TI  - Social Protection in Vietnam: An Updated Overview
        PY  - 2026/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 18588
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18588
        AB  - While Vietnam has been remarkably successful in poverty reduction, the country is faced with various challenges ranging from uneven pockets of poverty, regional inequality, low labour productivity, and high informality rates, to a fast-ageing society. We offer an updated overview of the social protection system in Vietnam, including its design and function, scale and reach, and the impacts of some key programmes. Our results, based on recent literature review and new analysis using data from various international and national sources, could offer relevant inputs for policies to help address current challenges.
        KW  - social protection
KW  - social insurance
KW  - social assistance
KW  - health
KW  - poverty
KW  - inequality
KW  - vulnerability
KW  - Vietnam
        ER  -