Closing the Gap
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Closing the Gap

Empowerment and Inclusion in Asia and the Pacific

  1. 72 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Closing the Gap

Empowerment and Inclusion in Asia and the Pacific

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With an increasing gap between rich and poor and between those who have and those who do not have access to opportunities, the region is growing apart. This report adopts a rigorous approach to measuring and quantifying progress in the level of inclusion and empowerment of marginalized groups in the region. It focuses on three main areas of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs, namely education, employment and income. The purpose is to assess to what extent disadvantaged groups have been included and empowered in these three areas. The report uses analytical evidence to encourage policymakers to adopt policies that underpin inclusion and empowerment in their countries.

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Publisher
United Nations Publications
Year
2019
ISBN
9789210040792
Topic
Business
Subtopic
International Business
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Foreword
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Acronyms
  4. Explanatory notes
  5. Country abbreviations
  6. Table of contents
  7. Executive summary
  8. Chapter 1: Methodology and concepts of inclusion and empowerment
  9. Chapter 2: Are education gaps closing for disadvantaged groups?
  10. Chapter 3: Are gaps in full-time employment closing for disadvantaged groups?
  11. Chapter 4: Are incomes among the poorest 40 per cent and rural residents increasing enough?
  12. Chapter 5: Multiple disadvantages create deeper exclusion: the case of education
  13. Chapter 6: Progress for all: policies for inclusion and empowerment
  14. Chapter 7: Conclusions: waiting in vain, or on track?
  15. Annex 1: Data
  16. Annex 2: Methodology
  17. Annex 3: Policy table
  18. References