KEY INDICATORS FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 2010 亚洲和太平洋地区关键指标 亚洲开发银行统计 英文 322页
主要讲亚洲中产阶级的崛起
Contents
Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................................iii
Acknowledgments .....................................................................................................................................................v
Statistical Partners ..................................................................................................................................................xvi
Guide for Users ......................................................................................................................................................xxi
Highlights of Key Indicators 2010 .........................................................................................................................xxv
PART 1 – SPECIAL CHAPTER
The Rise of Asia’s Middle Class
1. Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................3
2. Asia’s Emerging Middle Class: Past, Present, and Future ..............................................................................5
A. Defining the Middle Class ................................................................................................................................5
B. The Size and Growth of Developing Asia’s Middle Class ...............................................................................6
C. Results from Household Surveys in Selected Countries ...................................................................................9
D. The Role of Perception ...................................................................................................................................12
E. Projections of the Size of the Asian Middle Class ..........................................................................................15
3. The Middle Class and Their Values: A Profile ..............................................................................................20
A. Profile of the Middle Class ..............................................................................................................................20
B. Middle-Class Values ......................................................................................................................................26
4. Determinants of Middle Class Emergence ......................................................................................................29
A. Economic Growth and Income Distribution ...................................................................................................29
B. Jobs and Education .........................................................................................................................................31
C. Mobility and Vulnerability ..............................................................................................................................32
D. Cross-Country Determinants of Middle-Class Growth ...................................................................................35
5. Implications of Middle-Class Growth ..............................................................................................................37
A. Expanding Markets for Consumer Durables ...................................................................................................37
B. Frugal Innovation ...........................................................................................................................................40
C. Greater Accountability in Public Services ......................................................................................................40
D. Economic Growth ..........................................................................................................................................40
6. Adverse Consequences of the Rise of the Asian Middle Class .......................................................................45
A. Environmental Stress .....................................................................................................................................45
B. Health Burdens ...............................................................................................................................................46
7. Conclusion .........................................................................................................................................................48
References ..........................................................................................................................................................49