Poverty, inequality, and inclusive growth in Asia
Subtitle: measurement, policy issues, and country studies
By: edited by Juzhong Zhuang
Contributors: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Anthem Press; Asian Development Bank
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London, UK; Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780857284143
Subjects: Economic conditions; Equality; Income distribution; Economic policy; Social policy; Poverty; Economic development
Description: "Examines why Asia needs inclusive growth, what policy ingredients an inclusive growth strategy entails, and how such a strategy can lead to benefits of growth being more equitably shared."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Poverty, inequality, and inclusive growth in Asia / Juzhong Zhuang and Ifzal Ali; title: Inequality and poverty in Asia / J. Salcedo Cain, Rana Hasan, and Rhoda Magsombol; title: Non-income poverty and inequality in Asia / Ajay Tandon and Susan Sparkes; title: Gender equality and inclusive growth in Asia / Yoko Niimi; title: Inclusive growth through full employment : the role of investment and industrial policy / Jesus Felipe; title: Why is access to basic services not inclusive? / Guanghua Wan and Ruth Francisco; title: Social protection in Asia / Donghyun Park; title: Governance and institutional quality and the links with growth and inequality : how Asia fares / Juzhong Zhuang, Emmanuel de Dios, and Anneli Lagman-Martin; title: Growth, inequality, and the labor market : the Philippines / Hyun H. Son; title: Poverty and inequality in Nepal : an empirical analysis / Yoko Niimi; title: Decomposing income inequality : People's Republic of China, 1990-2005 / Tun Lin ... [et al.]; title: Evolution of income mobility : People's Republic of China, 1991-2002 / Niny Khor and John Pencavel; title: Occupational segregation and gender discrimination in labor markets : Thailand and Viet Nam / Hyun H. Son; title: Inclusiveness through food security : the Philippines' national food program / Shikha Jha and Aashish Mehta.