Measuring and Monitoring Inclusive Growth: Multiple Definitions, Open Questions, and Some Constructive Proposals
Klasen, Stephan | June 2010
Abstract
Inclusive growth has become a strategic pillar for guiding the activities of the Asian Development Bank in its operational strategy. At the same time, there exists no clear definition or indicator to monitor progress in inclusive growth at the country, project, or program level. This paper reviews existing definitions of inclusive growth and proposes an approach to defining and measuring inclusive growth as non-discriminatory and disadvantage-reducing growth. It proposes a monitoring approach at the country and project level and suggests that this might be a way forward to operationalize inclusive growth.
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Klasen, Stephan. 2010. Measuring and Monitoring Inclusive Growth: Multiple Definitions, Open Questions, and Some Constructive Proposals. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1404. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Comprehensive Development Framework
Development Challenges
Development Planning
Millennium Development Goals
Policy Development
Program Evaluation
Performance Evaluation
Evaluation Criteria
Development assistance
ADB
Curriculum development
Development assistance
Development aid
Development indicators
Development potential
Development models
Project appraisal
Performance appraisal
Communication in rural development
Communication in community development
Infrastructure
Central planning
Endowment of research
Partnership
Joint venture
Nation-building
Risk assessment
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