Inequality in Developing Asia. Asian Development Review, Vol. 25(1-2), pp. 15-21
Ali, Ifzal | August 2008
Abstract
This paper argues that growing income and nonincome inequalities in
developing Asia pose a clear and present danger to social cohesion, political
stability, and therefore the sustainability of growth itself. The rapid creation of
productive economic opportunities combined with significantly broadening
access to these opportunities, particularly for the bypassed and marginalized,
must be ensured. Progressively lifting the well-being of a greater share of the
population will contribute toward harmony.
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Ali, Ifzal. 2008. Inequality in Developing Asia. Asian Development Review, Vol. 25(1-2), pp. 15-21. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1694. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Citable URI
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