Asia’s Extreme Inequality Crisis: Building back fairer after COVID-19
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Martin, MatthewPublication date
2022-09-26Subject
InequalityCountry
AfghanistanAustralia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
Hong Kong
India
Japan
Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea
Kyrgyzstan
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
Tajikistan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
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Briefing paperDescription
COVID-19 has exacerbated Asia’s crisis of extreme inequality. This is undermining growth and preventing poverty eradication. Asian governments have done almost nothing to combat this rise in inequality and are constrained in their policy choices as debt burdens grow and post-COVID austerity begins. A few Asian governments have done a lot to fight inequality during COVID-19 through equitable public services, progressive taxation and enhanced labour rights, especially for women, but most have not.
This paper lays out a comprehensive set of measures that Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank and the international community could use to significantly reduce inequality, eradicate poverty and accelerate growth in Asia.
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36ISBN
978-1-78748-954-7URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/621442Additional Links
http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/asias-extreme-inequality-crisis-building-back-fairer-after-covid-19-621442ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.21201/2022.9547