Demographic Factors Affecting the Level of Financial Literacy in Rural Areas: The Case of Vietnam

• Authors: Phung Thanh Quang , Khuc The Anh

Abstracts

EN

This article measures the level of financial literacy in the rural areas of Vietnam. The financial literacy is usually concerned by financial institutions and government organizations. This is considered to be an indicator that contributes to the assessment of the quality and potential growth of the financial system. In the article the determinants of financial literacy in Vietnam are identified. In result the authors propose a designed financial literacy enhancement programme for implementation.

Keywords

EN

demography; financial literacy; rural areas; Vietnam

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Polish Political Science Yearbook
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 3 (48)
• Pages: 391-406

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Phung Thanh Quang

• National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam

author

Khuc The Anh

• National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ppsy2019301

Biblioteka Nauki

1977500