Juzhong Zhuang holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester and an MSc in Management Science from Shanghai Maritime University, China. He currently works as Assistant Chief Economist for the Economics and Research Department of the Asian Development Bank. His recent publications include 'The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review' and  'Inclusive Growth toward a Prosperous Asia: Policy Implications' in the 'Asian Development Review'.

‘In this collection of 13 chapters of careful and detailed research on poverty and inequality by staff from the Asian Development Bank and their collaborators, future directions for policy innovation are canvassed.’ — Kosmas Tsokhas, ‘Journal of Contemporary Asia’

• Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia; Inequality and Poverty in Asia; Non-income Poverty and Inequality in Asia; Gender Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Asia; Inclusive Growth through Full Employment: The Role of Investment and Industrial Policy; Why is Access to Basic Services Not Inclusive?; Social Protection in Asia; Governance and Institutional Quality and the Links with Growth and Inequality: How Asia Fares; Growth, Inequality, and the Labor Market: The Philippines; Poverty and Inequality in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis; Decomposing Income Inequality: People's Republic of China, 1990-2005; Evolution of Income Mobility: People's Republic of China, 1991-2002; Occupational Segregation and Gender Discrimination in Labor Markets: Thailand and Viet Nam; Inclusiveness through Food Security: The Philippines' National Food Program; Index

Juzhong Zhuang holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester and an MSc in Management Science from Shanghai Maritime University, China. He currently works as Assistant Chief Economist for the Economics and Research Department of the Asian Development Bank. His recent publications include 'The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review' and  'Inclusive Growth toward a Prosperous Asia: Policy Implications' in the 'Asian Development Review'.

‘In this collection of 13 chapters of careful and detailed research on poverty and inequality by staff from the Asian Development Bank and their collaborators, future directions for policy innovation are canvassed.’ — Kosmas Tsokhas, ‘Journal of Contemporary Asia’

• Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols; Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Poverty, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth in Asia; Inequality and Poverty in Asia; Non-income Poverty and Inequality in Asia; Gender Inequality and Inclusive Growth in Asia; Inclusive Growth through Full Employment: The Role of Investment and Industrial Policy; Why is Access to Basic Services Not Inclusive?; Social Protection in Asia; Governance and Institutional Quality and the Links with Growth and Inequality: How Asia Fares; Growth, Inequality, and the Labor Market: The Philippines; Poverty and Inequality in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis; Decomposing Income Inequality: People's Republic of China, 1990-2005; Evolution of Income Mobility: People's Republic of China, 1991-2002; Occupational Segregation and Gender Discrimination in Labor Markets: Thailand and Viet Nam; Inclusiveness through Food Security: The Philippines' National Food Program; Index