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Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific


Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific, new ...

The findings in Protecting our Future Today: Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific report reveal that poverty, both in monetary and non- ...

Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific

More than 260 million people in the Asia-Pacific region could be pushed into poverty in the next decade unless governments step up with robust social ...

Poverty is rising and inequality widening in Asia and the Pacific, new ...

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Redefining Poverty in Asia and the Pacific: ADB's Take

Asia and the Pacific has reduced the number of people living on less than $1.25 a day by more than half. Improving the well-being of the region's poor, ...

Everyone's miracle? revisiting poverty and inequality in East Asia

This study examines poverty and inequality in East Asia and the Pacific. Chapter 1 briefly reviews recent economic growth in East Asia as background.

Demystifying Rising Inequality in Asia | Asian Development Bank

The gap between the rich and the poor has been regarded as a major concern for policy makers. This gap is at its highest level in decades for developed ...

How to tackle remaining poverty in Asia and the Pacific

Growth of the right kind generates many more jobs and creates a safer future for more people. For this to happen, we all have our work cut out.

Sharing the Growth Dividend: Analysis of Inequality in Asia

Also fiscal policy could combat rising inequality, including by expanding and broadening the coverage of social spending, improving tax progressivity, and ...

Poverty Overview: Development news, research, data | World Bank

Progress on shared prosperity has stalled since the pandemic, due to slow economic growth and a divergence in mean incomes. Today, incomes ...

Inequality and social security in the Asia-Pacific region

Bourguignon (2004) has shown how, if economic growth is held constant, poverty reduction is negatively affected by increases in inequality.15 In fact, Kanbur et ...

Income and Wealth Inequality in Asia and the Pacific - OUCI

The Asia–Pacific region's rapid growth and poverty reduction in recent decades have been accompanied by rising income and wealth inequality.

Inequality in China – Trends, Drivers and Policy Remedies

China has experienced rapid economic growth over the past two decades and is on the brink of eradicating poverty. However, income inequality increased sharply ...

Economic growth, poverty and income inequality in the Asia-Pacific ...

[Show full abstract] the non‐linearity in the relationship between growth, inequality, and poverty. We find that the growth elasticity of poverty is higher for ...

Income and Wealth Inequality in Asia and the Pacific: Trends

The Asia–Pacific region's rapid growth and poverty reduction in recent decades have been accompanied by rising income and wealth inequality. Technological ...

Asia Rising? Inequality and patterns of Growth in Asia and the Pacific

This article examines the economic growth of Asia and the Pacific, highlighting the persistent inequality and disparities that accompany ...

Inequality and Social Security in the Asia-Pacific Region

The Asia-Pacific region is characterized by high levels of income inequality, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis.

Multidimensional Poverty Analysis for the Asia Pacific Region 2022

But many countries also experienced rising income inequality. ... 69 The ASEAN post (2018) Southeast Asia's widening inequalities. 70 Ibid ...

Fighting Inequality in Asia and the Pacific - SSOAR

Inequality is increasing in Asia and the Pacific. Our region's remarkable economic success story belies a widening gap between rich and poor. A gap that's ...

Inequality in Asia and the Pacific: Trends, Drivers and Policy ...

Asia's rapid growth in recent decades has led to a significant reduction in extremepoverty, however this has also been accompanied by rising inequality in ...

Income and Wealth Inequality in Asia and the Pacific

Driven by rapid economic growth, the Asia-Pacific region (henceforth Asia) has dramatically reduced its extreme poverty in the past several ...