We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004 …-09), and examine the role of growth and distribution in reducing poverty. Robust economic growth has been a major driver of … poverty reduction and inclusiveness in India. We explore the role of economic policies and macrofinancial conditions in …

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of income inequality in China from 1987 to 2002, employing three … document significant increases of inequality within China’s urban and rural populations. In rural areas, increased inequality … restructuring, have fueled the growth in inequality within urban areas. Poverty levels, however, are very low. We find that spatial …

This paper uses the Shapley Value decomposition technique to assess the factors behind the rise of inequality in China …. It finds that, in many ways, inequality may have been an inevitable by-product of China’s investment and export … SMEs, including in rural areas. Not surprisingly, given the argued nexus between China’s growth strategy and inequality …

outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia …

of poverty rates and inequality levels. We also estimate a heterogeneous response to the mining-abundant condition …, finding stronger responses in lower-poverty, higher-inequality districts. Finally, we find a trend suggesting incremental … activities, on the reduction of poverty and inequality. …

-American Development Bank's Poverty and Inequality Unit is to provide technical leadership for the Bank and its member governments' work in … and the Reduction of Poverty and Inequality; The Importance of Protecting the Poor from the Economic Cost of Illness … the area of poverty reduction, and to contribute to enhancing the quality of the Bank's lending and non-lending activities …