Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia

Measurement, Policy Issues, and Country Studies

Edited by Juzhong Zhuang

Publication date:

01 May 2010

Publisher

Anthem Press

Dimensions:

229x153mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781843318453

While Asia’s growth record in recent decades is remarkable, it has been marred by rising inequalities. This book looks at recent trends of income and non-income inequalities in developing Asian countries, discusses their underlying driving forces, and examines key policy issues that need to be addressed to ensure that the benefits of growth will be more equitably shared in Asia. The book also presents a set of country studies that provide rich information on growth, poverty and inequality dynamics and the policy challenges that arise in marching toward inclusive growth.

Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia; Inequality and Poverty in Asia; Non-income Poverty and Inequality in Asia; Gender Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Asia; Inclusive Growth through Full Employment: The Role of Investment and Industrial Policy; Why is Access to Basic Services Not Inclusive?; Social Protection in Asia; Governance and Institutional Quality and the Links with Growth and Inequality: How Asia Fares; Growth, Inequality, and the Labor Market: The Philippines; Poverty and Inequality in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis; Decomposing Income Inequality: People's Republic of China, 1990-2005; Evolution of Income Mobility: People's Republic of China, 1991-2002; Occupational Segregation and Gender Discrimination in Labor Markets: Thailand and Viet Nam; Inclusiveness through Food Security: The Philippines' National Food Program; Index

'This book is a thoughtful and scholarly presentation of the issues and solutions, and offers a way through the policy maze. It is a practical response to Asian 'suffering,' and a welcome balance to the growing number of books celebrating 'shining' Asia.' —Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Wolfensohn Center for Development, Brookings Institution