Inclusive Business Market Scoping Study in the People's Republic of China.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Box -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Currency Equivalents -- Executive Summary -- I. Background -- A. Definition of Inclusive Business -- B. Methodology of the Study -- C. The ADB Inclusive Business Initiative -- D. Rationale for the Study -- E. Inclusive Business in the People's Republic of China -- F. Inclusive Business in Companies from the People's Republic of China Operating Abroad -- G. Corporate Social Responsibility -- II. Poverty, Economic Development, and Its Relevance for Private Sector Support -- A. Macroeconomic Background of the People's Republic of China -- B. Poverty -- C. Inclusive Business and Poverty Reduction -- D. Opportunities for Private Sector Development -- E. Promoting Innovation through E-Commerce -- F. Provincial Interest in Inclusive Business -- G. Slowing of Economic Growth and Implications for Inclusive Business -- H. Current Poverty Alleviation Policies and Inclusive Business -- III. The Inclusive Business Market in the People's Republic of China -- A. Characteristics of the Sample Companies -- B. Inclusive Business Activity by Sector -- C. Inclusive Business Models in Companies from the People's Republic of China Operating Abroad -- D. Inclusive Business Investors in the People's Republic of China -- E. Nongovernment Organizations -- IV. Conclusions and Recommendations -- A. Government Support of Inclusive Business -- B. ADB Promotion and Awareness of Inclusive Business -- C. ADB Technical and Financial Support for Inclusive Business -- D. Promotion, Awareness, and Support of Inclusive Business by Business Associations -- E. Academic Support of Inclusive Business -- Appendixes -- 1 Organizations Interviewed -- 2 Key Criteria and Metrics for Assessing Social Returns.