Information of the doctoral thesis: “Factors influencing poverty among ethnic minority households in the mountainous areas of Khanh Hoa province”

Supervisor:  Assoc. Prof, Dr. Bui Van Huyen, training institution: Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics.

Summary of the new contributions:

Contributions in terms of academic and theories:

Regarding the approach: The novelty of the dissertation lies in its dual approach. It simultaneously measures and analyzes traditional factors (assessing perceptions of poverty to clarify Objective Poverty) and approaches poverty from the perspective of the poor themselves (evaluating Subjective Poverty) through their self-assessment of their household’s poverty status.

The dissertation proposé a research model to measure the impact of various factors on the poverty status of ethnic minority households.

The dissertation introduces the inclusion of the “perception of the poor” as a new factor in the research model. This factor aims to measue its influence on poverty status, highlighting that the “perception of the poor” directly impacts households’ efforts to escape poverty. If individuals are satisfied with their current income, assets, and living conditions, they may not exert efforts to escape poverty, as they do not perceive themselves as poor. 

New findings and main results of the thesis:

Identifies the influence of various factors on the poverty status of ethnic minority households through research conducted in Khanh Son and Khanh Vinh district of Khanh Hoa province.

Analyzes and evaluates the state of poverty, as well as the current situation and the extent of the impact of different factors on the poverty status of ethnic minority households in Khanh Son and Khanh Vinh, addressing both objective and subjective dimensions of poverty.

Proposes solutions to improve the poverty situation of ethnic minority households in the mountainous areas of Khanh Hoa provinces specifically, and in other regions with similar conditions more broadly.