Getting Even / Bloomsbury India (ePub)
Public Policies to Tackle Inequality in Asia
(Sprache: Englisch)
Asia's phenomenal economic growth during last few decades is a remarkable success story in the fight against poverty. Between 2005 and 2012 alone, the number of people living in extreme poverty in Asia-Pacific was reduced by 1.1 billion-accounting for more...
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Asia's phenomenal economic growth during last few decades is a remarkable success story in the fight against poverty. Between 2005 and 2012 alone, the number of people living in extreme poverty in Asia-Pacific was reduced by 1.1 billion-accounting for more than 90 per cent of the total poverty reduction achieved worldwide. However, these achievements have been overshadowed by the sharp rise in income and wealth inequality. The concentration of private wealth is of a greater concern. In several countries in Asia, the richest top 5% control close to 70% of the nation's total private wealth; the top 1% control more than 50%.
This level of disparity has pervasive consequences for everyone. It stifles social mobility, undermines social cohesion, hurts long-term growth and reinforces inequality of opportunities. It encourages crime, sparks corruption and can lead to violent conflict. Left unchecked, growing inequality undermines the fight to end poverty and more people living with little hope.
Such stark inequality is not inevitable - it is the consequence of political and economic choices. Deliberate policy choices have fostered the extremes of income, wealth seen across Asia today.
It is against this context that book brings together a select group of academics across Asia to examine and bring forth positive stories about public policies introduced in last decade to address economic inequality. Scholarly written papers scrutinize the extent to which these policies have been successful. The book seeks to generate evidence across a range of contexts to demonstrate- what kind of governments programmes and policies have positive impact to reduce inequality and how these could be designed. These inspirational stories will fill the vital knowledge gap in Asia to foster peace and shared prosperity.
This level of disparity has pervasive consequences for everyone. It stifles social mobility, undermines social cohesion, hurts long-term growth and reinforces inequality of opportunities. It encourages crime, sparks corruption and can lead to violent conflict. Left unchecked, growing inequality undermines the fight to end poverty and more people living with little hope.
Such stark inequality is not inevitable - it is the consequence of political and economic choices. Deliberate policy choices have fostered the extremes of income, wealth seen across Asia today.
It is against this context that book brings together a select group of academics across Asia to examine and bring forth positive stories about public policies introduced in last decade to address economic inequality. Scholarly written papers scrutinize the extent to which these policies have been successful. The book seeks to generate evidence across a range of contexts to demonstrate- what kind of governments programmes and policies have positive impact to reduce inequality and how these could be designed. These inspirational stories will fill the vital knowledge gap in Asia to foster peace and shared prosperity.
Autoren-Porträt von Mustafa Talpur
Mustafa Talpur works as head of Policy Advocacy and Campaigns for Oxfam International, Asia. Mustafa has twenty years of diverse experience in Pakistan and across Asia. An economist by education, he has keen interest in exploring and addressing the structural causes of multiple inequalities and poverty in Asia. He has broad experience in water resources management, right to food, and WASH governance in Pakistan and South Asia. His expertise includes research, policy advocacy, strategic communication, and campaigning. He has written more than two dozen scholarly papers, reports and articles. In 2019, he edited a book 'Getting Even: Public Policies to Tackle Inequality in Asia', published by Bloomsbury. Mr Talpur works with governments, civil society organisations, UN agencies and private sector entities, media and academia in Asia to forge a multi-stakeholder partnership for an inclusive and sustainable Asia.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Mustafa Talpur
- 2019, 1. Auflage, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- ISBN-10: 9389165717
- ISBN-13: 9789389165715
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.12.2019
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