in Asia; and (ii) how the benefits of growth are distrubuted between the poor and the nonpoor. …

informed by rigorous evaluation; and social protection systems. The experience of developing Asia and others has shown that …

"Poverty and income inequality remain a stubborn challenge in Asia and the Pacific despite the region’s rapid economic … characteristics significantly affect financial inclusion in developing Asia. Furthermore, we find that financial inclusion …

This paper assesses the impact of government fiscal policies on income inequality in Asia. It discusses the role and … distributions. Panel estimation for 150 countries with data between 1970 and 2009 confirms international empirical findings for Asia … in Asia. Social protection spending appears to increase income inequality, whereas it reduces it in the rest of the world …

This paper looks at the recent trends of rising inequality in developing Asia, asks why inequality matters, examines …. Technological change, globalization, and market-oriented reform have driven Asia's rapid growth, but have also had significant …

Income distributions for developing countries in Asia are modeled using beta-2 distributions, which are estimated by a …