"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 …