Information of the doctoral thesis: “State management of multidimensional poverty reduction in Hanoi”

Supervisor: Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Thi Minh Chau, training institution: Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Theoretical contributions: 

The results in this dissertation contribute and further explain the theoretical basis of state management regarding MPR by provincial and centrally governed city government in line with the conditions of Vietnam.

This dissertation has clearly identified the objectives, influence factors, the details of state management by Vietnamese provincial authorities regarding MPR within a state. 

These details include a comprehensives set of state management activities in accordance with their functions: developing MPR plans; organizing the implementation of these plans; inspection, assessment and evaluations of the progress of the plans. The aim is to facilitate poor households and individuals to escape poverty according to the income poverty standards and to aceess social services for each specific state.

Practical contributions:

The dissertation has described, analyzed and assessed the current situation of state management regarding MPR in Hanoi from 2016-2022, drawing evaluations about the strengths (i.e. the development of MPR plans alongside timely and appropriate policy implementations; the diversified ways of resource mobilization for MPR; effective execution of policies related to education, health care, housing, sanitation, clean water, and information systems for the poor; good execution of specific policies in MPR) and weaknesses (i.e. slow pacing and incomplete planing of MPR plans in some localities; unsystematic identification of MP households leads to incorrect implementation regarding the target group; income support policies tend to focus on production; the diversity and quality of social services provided are limited; and the inspection and supervision work of the local Steering committee for PR is not regular). 

The dissertation proposes some solutions to improve state management regarding MPR in Hanoi: (i) refining the process of developing and enhancing the quality of MPR plans; (ii) innovating methods and improving the effectiveness of implementing MPR plans; (iii) strengthening inspection, monitoring, and evaluation of the implementation of MPR plans; (iv) enhancing the professional qualifications and ethical standards of the staff responsible for PR work; (v) raising awareness among the poor to limit the emergence of new poor households in the future.

The dissertation can serve as a reference for the staff and civil servants involved in state management regarding MPR in other provinces and cities under the central government, as well as readers and researches investigating state management issues related to MPR.