Supporting Inclusive Growth

Governments in Asia and the Pacific are increasingly recognizing the urgency for adopting strategies that promote more inclusive economic growth. Poverty has plunged in some countries in the past two decades, but its elimination in the region is unfinished business, with hundreds of millions still living in abject conditions. At the same time, income inequality has risen more than 20% in the last 20 years. This could hinder further poverty reduction and threaten sustained growth.

The Asian D...