TY - JOUR ID - 3189 TI - The Health Policy Process in Vietnam: Going Beyond Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Theory; Comment on “Shaping the Health Policy Agenda: The Case of Safe Motherhood Policy in Vietnam” JO - International Journal of Health Policy and Management JA - IJHPM LA - en SN - AU - Kane, Sumit AD - KIT Health, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 5 IS - 7 SP - 435 EP - 437 KW - Vietnam KW - Health Policy KW - Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Theory DO - 10.15171/ijhpm.2016.45 N2 - This commentary reflects upon the article along three broad lines. It reflects on the theoretical choices and omissions, particularly highlighting why it is important to adapt the multiple streams framework (MSF) when applying it in a socio-political context like Vietnam’s. The commentary also reflects upon the analytical threads tackled by Ha et al; for instance, it highlights the opportunities offered by, and raises questions about the centrality of the Policy Entrepreneur in getting the policy onto the political agenda and in pushing it through. The commentary also dwells on the implications of the article for development aid policies and practices. Throughout, the commentary signposts possible themes for Ha et al to consider for further analysis, and more generally, for future research using Kingdon’s multiple streams theory. UR - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3189.html L1 - https://www.ijhpm.com/article_3189_63bc4fd8be6ac379b7da37d5cfb1af3e.pdf ER -