Poverty and inequallity in Asia: 1965-2014

Wan, Guanghua; Wang, Chen

doi:10.35188/unu-wider/2018/563-3

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“…According to our baseline projection, the moderate poverty rate could decline to 9.4 per cent in 2015, below 3 per cent in 2028, and 0.6 per cent in 2040. Appendix B of Wan and Wang (2018) also provides alternative inequality and poverty projections, depending on the different growth scenarios that are assumed. Nevertheless, Asia should not be complaisant with the growth prospect and the declining trend in inequality.…”

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“…To assess whether Asia's growth was accompanied by worsening distribution, it is necessary to construct an Asia-wide inequality profile, ideally based on household or individual data. In the absence of such data, the methodology derived in appendix B of Wan and Wang (2018) is used to convert the Gini estimates of WIID into Theil estimates (Theil 1967).4 Adding up these Theil estimates weighted 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 Asia Non-Asia S outh Asia East Asia Southeast Asia Year Figure 10.1 Growth of per capita GDP: Asia and sub-regions.…”

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“…However, the globalization variables are insignificant, possibly because their impacts changed around 1980 when the current wave of globalization began, but limited data points for the pre-1980 period do not permit separate modelling for the two periods. However, we can simply plot inequality-globalization variables for the two periods (see figure 14 of Wan and Wang 2018). The plots clearly show that both trade and FDI are positively correlated with inequality in Asian countries in both periods.…”

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This chapter aims to depict the post-Second World War poverty and inequality trends in Asia, its sub-regions, and individual economies. In addition to the provision of poverty and inequality profiles, this chapter addresses three related issues: what were the impacts of growth and inequality on poverty reduction in Asia? What are the drivers of absolute poverty and inequality? And what is the relationship between economic growth and inequality? Efforts are made to explain these trends and explore their interrelationships. Analytical results confirm significant reductions in poverty across the board due to fast growth, although the benign effect of growth on poverty was offset by worsening distribution in many economies. Looking ahead, Asia is expected to eradicate poverty but likely to continue facing high inequality, particularly as major technology breakthroughs such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things replace more and more labour.

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2019

Asian Transformations

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“…The idea of 'deals and development', where understandings between governments and business explain the political dynamics underlying episodes of rapid growth in some Asian and African countries, is developed byPritchett et al (2018).26 Some of the papers in this study consider the role of the state in the process of development in Asia directly-seeEvans and Heller (2018),Bhaduri (2018),Khan (2018), andDuara (2018). Some of the cross-country thematic papers do so indirectly in relation to their respective themes-seeVos (2018),Chang and Zach (2018),Mundle (2018),Kozul- Wright and Poon (2018), van der Hoeven (2018), andWan and Wang (2018). Country-studies and sub-region studies…”

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“…On poverty and inequality, seeWan and Wang (2018). On employment, seeBhaduri (2018) and van der Hoeven (2018).…”

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2018

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The Impact of Income Inequality on Carbon Emissions in Asian Countries: Non-Parametric Panel Data Analysis

Ghazouani

Beldi

2022

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Widening income inequality and environmental degradation are two of the most important problems that threat the sustainable development. For that, this study aims to examine the effect of income distribution on CO2 emissions in seven Asian countries over the period 1971-2014 using a non-parametric panel estimation method and time-varying coefficients. Specifically, we apply the local linear dummy variable estimator (LLDVE) approach that allows evaluating the coefficients which vary over time for the panel data models. The results reveal that there is a strong non-linear correlation between income inequality and per capita CO2 emissions. The non parametric model suggest that there is a negative relationship between income inequality and environment degradation over the whole study period expect for the period 1988-1997 which was positive. Our findings broadly support the existence of the "equity-pollution dilemma", whereby income redistribution induces environmental pollution. This dilemma has potential implications for policies designed to promote redistribution in the selected Asian countries.

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Poverty and inequallity in Asia: 1965-2014

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References 39 publications

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