The Framework of Inclusive Growth Indicators 2012 (FIGI 2012)
Special supplement to "Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2012", Second Edition
ADB | 2012 | ISBN: n/a | 93 pages | PDF | 7 MB

This issue (FIGI 2012) is the follow-up edition to FIGI 2011, which proposed a set of 35 indicators as measures of income and nonincome outcomes of inclusive growth; the processes and inputs that are important to improve access to opportunities, social inclusion, social safety nets; and good governance and institutions.

This publication aims to present the latest key statistics on development issues concerning the regional trends of economies Indicators of Asia and the Pacific to a wide audience. It also examines the correlations between indicators of poverty and inequality outcomes, on the one hand, and indicators for processes, inputs, and good governance and institutions; on the other; and draws policy implications from the results.

Part I provides a comparative analysis of the state of inclusive growth in developing Asia and in the other developing regions of the world – Latin America and the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa – based on the FIGI indicators.
Part II contains updated statistical tables for the 35 FIGI indicators for the economies of developing Asia.

Contents
Foreword
Guide for Users
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Highlights
Part 1: Regional Trends and Associations of Outcome Indicators with Indicators of Policy Pillars and Good Governance
Introduction
Trends Across Developing Regions of the World and Regions Within Developing Asia
Developing Asia: Associations Between Indicators of Poverty and Inequality Outcomes and Indicators of Policy Pillars and Good Governance
The Role of Good Governance and Institutions
Summary and Conclusions
Part 2: Country Trends and Within-Country Disparities
Policy Pillar One: Growth and Expansion of Economic Opportunity
Policy Pillar Two: Social Inclusion to Ensure Equal Access to Economic Opportunity
Policy Pillar 3: Social Safety Nets