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Giving in Vietnam: A Nascent Third Sector with Potential for Growth

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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy

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Mutual assistance and charitable acts in times of need is a Vietnamese tradition, passed from generation to generation. Popular Vietnamese proverbs remind citizens of their responsibility to the community, such as ‘If you see the poor, give them compassion. Offer warm clothes to those battling in the cold and food to people who are hungry.’ The first recorded policies encouraging philanthropy date back to the 15th century, when King Le Thanh Tong reduced the paddy tax on wealthy families for their assistance to the poor. Later, the Nguyen Dynasty promoted compassion funds to help poor families suffering from famine or crop failures. Some early philanthropists were even rewarded with memorials or political positions by Vietnam’s monarchy (Nguyen-Marshall, 2008). The tradition of giving since then has remained alive and a part of everyday life and culture in Vietnamese society.

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  1. Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

    Pamala Wiepking (Assistant Professor) (Assistant Professor)

  2. School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, USA

    Femida Handy (Professor) (Professor)

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Nguyen, P.A., Doan, D.R.H. (2015). Giving in Vietnam: A Nascent Third Sector with Potential for Growth. In: Wiepking, P., Handy, F. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Philanthropy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137341532_27

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