* CONTENTS

1. OVERVIEW OF SOCIAL PROTECTION IN VIET NAM 2. THE 2000 - 2011 SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURE OF VIET NAM

* SUMMARY

Financial resources for social security will increase in accordance with the socio-economic development, particularly in Viet Nam, the country which has just escaped from the poverty. This paper aims to overview the status of social security system in Viet Nam, analyzes and evaluates the structural and level changes of social expenditures as required by the society and its economic development. The paper illustrates state budget occupies the major part of social expenditures in Viet Nam. The paper comes to the conclusion that, although Vietnamese government had made a great effort for the betterment of social security as well as for the well being of people, the country still has a long way to go in terms of social security and it needs to build an detailed data system on social expenditures for the enhancement of its planning process on social security in Viet Nam...