What does Oxfam suggest to assist poor people in cities?
Steve Price-Thomas: I think the Vietnamese government’s stimulus package should directly help the poor and create new jobs, for example investing in small-scale infrastructure projects. The poor are the group of people who don’t have a strong voice in society so the government needs to pay attention to the needs of this group. To have suitable and timely policies, the government needs to have an accurate picture through other research works, such as research of the General Statistics Office. The government also needs to prepare human resources and financial sources to help municipal governments provide services for the increased number of poor people when the poverty standard is raised.
