This article is the first to investigate both community and household determinants of poverty among ethnic minorities in the Northwest region of Vietnam. Results of a fractional logit and a logit model show that fixed assets, education and off-farm employment, among other household factors, have a strongly reducing effect on both the intensity and incidence of poverty. | This article was downloaded by: [Dr Tuyen Tran] On: 21 May 2015, At: 06:21 Publisher: Routledge Informa Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Post-Communist Economies Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: A note on poverty among ethnic minorities in the Northwest region of Vietnam a a b Tuyen Quang Tran , Son Hong Nguyen , Huong Van Vu & Viet Quoc a Nguyen a University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam b University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Published online: 21 May 2015. Click for updates To cite this article: Tuyen Quang Tran, Son Hong Nguyen, Huong Van Vu & Viet Quoc Nguyen (2015) A note on poverty among ethnic minorities in the Northwest region of Vietnam, Post-Communist Economies, 27:2, 268-281, DOI: To link to this article: PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Taylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the “Content”) contained in the publications on our platform. However, Taylor & Francis, our agents, and our licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any purpose of the Content. Any opinions and views expressed in this publication are the opinions and views of the authors, and are not the views of or endorsed by Taylor & Francis. The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article
