Vietnam has achieved high economic growth and poverty reduction over the last two decades. However the country has experienced economic slowdown in recent years. GDP growth rate within the period of 2009-2012 was about 5 percent, which is considerably lower than the previous periods’ growth...

The survival and performance of businesses depend in part on their resilience when confronted with crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a unique, large-scale survey of 2600 non-farm rural businesses conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we explore how rural businesses, shaped by...