Better Sharing , Bigger Pie: Planning for Inclusive Growth Biplove Choudhary
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Better Sharing, Bigger Pie: Planning for Inclusive Growth
Biplove ChoudharyUNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre, Bangkok
Conference on Public Sector Management in Support of the MDGs 13-15 June 2012, UNESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE:
The presentation would strive to address the following three inter-related questions:
What is inclusive growth? What are the key emerging challenges
to inclusive growth in the region? What are the major areas of planning
for inclusive growth?
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What is inclusive growth?
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Simply put, inclusive growth refers to the pattern and pace of economic growth over time
Allows people to participate in and benefit from economic growthCreate equal economic opportunities for all
segments of society especially women, marginalized social groups
Needs to be seen as both a process and an outcome
Economic growth should lead to poverty reduction
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ILLUSTRATIVELY, GROWTH IS INCLUSIVE WHEN: It addresses poverty in a multi-dimensional sense It is broad-based and takes place in sectors
where bulk of the poor work (e.g., agriculture, informal sector)
It is regionally balanced and focuses specially on relatively poorer areas
It uses the factors of production that poor possess (e.g., unskilled labour) leading to employment creation
It keeps prices of food and other essential services affordable to the poor
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What are the key emerging challenges to inclusive growth in the region?
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ASIA-PACIFIC HAS SEEN IMPRESSIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES
Annual Per Capita Growth Rates World Regions (1970-2009)
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
South Asia 0.55 3.23 3.33 4.96
East Asia & Pacific 5.03 5.97 6.82 8.00
Middle East & North Africa 3.46 -0.67 2.01 2.40
Sub-Saharan Africa 1.26 -0.73 -0.67 2.00
Latin America & Caribbean 3.19 -0.24 1.15 1.85
Europe & Central Asia n/a n/a -2.60 4.89
World 2.09 1.37 1.25 1.34
Source: World Development Indicators, 2011
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SIMULTANEOUSLY, INEQUALITY HAS BEEN RISING
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• Rate of poverty reduction has been high in Asia• It has accelerated in East Asia but slowed-down in South Asia• Growth impact of poverty has been relatively low and declining in South
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DECLINING SHARE OF AGRICULTURE IN AGGREGATE VALUE-ADDED IN THE REGION
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Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
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Growth in the non-agri sectors was 2-3 times higher than that of agriculture
75% of the Asian poor live in rural areas, but growth has been concentrated in urban/coastal areas.
Employment elasticity of growth has been low
SERVICES AND INDUSTRY HAVE GROWN MUCH FASTER THAN AGRICULTURE
UNDP, RBAP 2011
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• Women’s labour force participation rate is low: 33 % in South and Southeast Asia compared to 77 % of men
• Women earn only 34 % of men’s wages in South Asia
• Women own only 7% of farms in Asia versus 18% in Africa
• Inheritance and property rights remain unequal
Gender disparities limit women from fully participating in the growth process
% of women owning land is lowest
Source: UNDP
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VULNERABILITY OF THE URBAN POOR IS HIGH: ASIA’S SETTLEMENTS ARE POISED TO BE MAINLY URBAN BY 2026
Cities densely populated; high proportion of the poor live in slums
Poor inhabitants are extremely exposed to climate impacts (flooding, heat, sea level rise) but have limited capacity to adapt
Poor access to social services means they pay disproportionately more for lower quality of services
Interlinked infrastructure of transport, energy, communications can be simultaneously hit, disrupting lives, livelihoods, wealth, public assets
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What are the major areas of planning for inclusive growth?
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CROSS BORDER COOPERATION HAS SOME WAY TO GO
National policies alone are inadequate for the 13 LDCs and countries with a narrow economic base
Some of the larger countries have LDC-like conditions inside
External markets and resources are essential
No country benefits from a deprived neighbour
Many issues cross borders – crises, climate change, water
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THE QUALITY OF ECONOMIC GROWTH NEEDS TO POSSESS AT LEAST THREE INTERLINKED ATTRIBUTES Inclusive: growth promotes
equality of opportunity among people and improved distribution
Resilient: growth pattern has
the ability to deal with shocks
Environmentally sustainable: growth can be sustained without further natural resource degradation environment
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KEY AREAS FOR PLANNING INTERVENTIONS
Planning from an inclusive growth perspective especially for the women and marginalized groups; focus especially on socio-economic empowerment of women which acts as a multiplier
Narrow the gaps on health and education access through improved inter-sectoral coordination, governance and enhanced public spending that reach the poor
Focus explicitly on employment creation in the through rural non-farm and SME activities in towns and small cities including for low skilled workers
Strengthen a social protection for the poor to better manage multiple risks and vulnerabilities
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MANY COUNTRIES ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Recent development plans focus on inclusive growth• 11th Five-Year Plans of China and India
Cash transfers designed to reduce disparity in gender, education and health indicators• Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Philippines
Employment and health linked social protection operates• China’s “Minimum Livelihood Guarantee Scheme”• India’s “National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme”• Thailand’s “Universal Health Insurance Scheme”
Some are increasing resource allocation to agriculture and rural development
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THANK YOU!