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How remote are Vietnam's ethnic minorities? An analysis of spatial patterns of poverty and inequality

Epprecht, Michael ; Müller, Daniel ; Minot, Nicholas

In: The Annals of Regional Science, 2011, vol. 46, no. 2, p. 349-368

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    Titre
    • How remote are Vietnam's ethnic minorities? An analysis of spatial patterns of poverty and inequality
    Auteur
    • Epprecht, Michael. Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) "North-South”, Centre for Development and Environment, Institute of Geography, University of Berne, Hallerstrasse 10, 3012, Berne, Switzerland
    • Müller, Daniel. Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), Theodor-Lieser-Str. 2, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
    • Minot, Nicholas. Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 2033 K Street, NW, 20006-1002, Washington, DC, USA
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • The Annals of Regional Science, 2011, vol. 46, no. 2, p. 349-368. Springer-Verlag
    Autre version électronique
    Classification
    • Sciences de la terre
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:315551
    Summary
    This paper investigates whether physical accessibility or ethnicity is a stronger determinant of poverty in Vietnam. Spatially disaggregated welfare indexes for population subgroups show that overall inequality is shaped by an urban-rural welfare divide, closely followed in importance by sharp welfare differences between ethnic groups. Accessibility to urban areas is a weaker determinant of poverty. The findings have important implications for the targeting of rural development investments. Addressing the factors isolating ethnic minorities from the mainstream economy is likely to be a more useful strategy in reducing rural poverty and inequality than simple geographic targeting