| Contents |
Intro -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1. The socio-economic context: A decade of growing prosperity in Asia -- Main findings -- 1.1. Asian countries are getting richer but growth has slowed down in 2015/16 -- 1.2. Trends in poverty and inequality -- 1.3. Life satisfaction -- 1.4. Asia is coming of age -- 1.5. Education, student skills -- 1.6. Labour force participation and employment -- 1.7. Concluding remarks -- References -- Database references -- Annex 1.A1. Background data to Chapter 1 |
| Contents |
Chapter 2. Social protection expenditure and coverage across Asia -- 2.1 Introduction and main findings -- 2.2. The scope of social protection -- 2.3. Social protection expenditure trends -- 2.4. The ADB Social Protection Indicator -- 2.5. Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- Database references -- Annex 2.A1. Background data to Chapter 2 |
| Subject |
"Over the past ten years economic growth in Asia has contributed to a reduction of poverty as well as fertility rates, and greater prosperity has contributed to gains in life expectancy. However, at present many workers still work in informal employment, frequently for long hours at little pay and without social protection coverage. A growing demand for social support, extending the coverage of social protection benefits and improving the job quality of workers will be among Asia's major challenges in future. This report considers these challenges, providing policy examples from countries to illustrate good practice, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore and Viet Nam"--Publisher information. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Also available online to subscribers. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014491739 |
| ISBN | 9264272259 (print) |
| ISBN | 9789264272255 (print) |
| ISBN | 9264272267 (pdf) |
| ISBN | 9789264272262 (pdf) |
