Publications

Story has it that there was once a person who saw a butterfly struggling to emerge from its cocoon, so he/she decided to cut it for the butterfly to get out. Little did he/she know that his action…

Europe’s 20 biggest banks are registering over a quarter of their profits in tax havens – well out of proportion to the level of real economic activity that occurs there, according to a new report by…

It may seem like a political talking point, but the US tax system really is rigged by special interests. Every day a new “coalition” – a.k.a. front group – pops up with a plan to “simplify” the tax…

Over the last three decades, like many other developing countries, as part of its economic reform, Vietnam has introduced various forms of tax incentives to stimulate investment, export promotion and…

Women’s economic empowerment could reduce poverty for everyone. In order to achieve it, we need to first fix the current broken economic model which is undermining gender equality and causing extreme…

Ha Noi, Viet Nam – “Increasing inequality is threatening decades of progress”. This is one of the findings from the research on inequality in Viet Nam, conducted by Oxfam as a part of the Even it Up…

It's time to build a human economy that benefits everyone, not just the privileged few.New estimates show that just eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. As growth benefits…

This report is part of an effort led by Oxfam in Vietnam in order to provide empirical research on gender stereotypes and prejudices against women’s leadership in Vietnam. It was conducted by a team…

Collecting tax is one of the key means by which governments are able to address poverty. But big business is dodging tax on an industrial scale, depriving governments across the globe of the money…

This report presents the main findings from the community consultation process and recommendations of amendments of the draft Land Law. It aims to share the needs of the people, especially …