SOCIAL COSTS OF DIOXIN ON THE VIETNAMESE

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SOCIAL COSTS OF DIOXIN ON THE VIETNAMESE

• Vu Le Thao Chi
• Keio University

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I. The overview
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II. The purposes

• Examine the financial burdens
• Examine the mental burdens
• Explore the available local resources

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III. The background

• Agent Orange the defoliant used in Vietnam war
  and still active in the exposed areas
• Local context unequal distribution given high
  economic growth rates.

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IV. The actual research- Findings

• Costs
• ?Physical and Mental
• Social lost productivity, lost opportunities,
  low income, discrimination
• Difficulties
• Limited economic conditions
• limited professional ability and resources
• low awareness
• Social policies not effective nor sufficient
  enough

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IV. The actual research- Findings

• Reliable sources
• ?Local initiatives
• ? Close interactions b/w medical professionals
  and victims
• ?Mutual Trust
• ?Reciprocity
• ?The free willingness The deeply-rooted
  traditions Green leave protect torn leave,
  Sell far relatives to buy close neighbors.
• ?The mobility and the local knowledge