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Eradicating Poverty in Asia by 2030 would be More Challenging

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Shang-Jin Wei, Chief Economist of Asian Development Bank, spoke to BBC that poverty eradication in Asia by 2030 would be more challenging than we thought. His argument is referred to the recent findings of their research. $1.25 poverty line is not appropriate to explain extreme poverty in Asia. The 2030 eradication goal is set using this poverty line, which might leave some of the poor behind.

Reference
The Povertist – ADB Economist on Poverty Measurement in Asia
The Povertist – $1.25/day Isn’t Enough for the Asian Extreme Poor
ADB (2014) Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2014
DW (2014) Interview of Guanghua Wan, Principal Economist at Asian Development Bank.

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Author: Ippei TsurugaIppei Tsuruga is Social Protection Programme Manager for Indonesia at International Labour Organization. He has been managing programmes and providing technical contributions to social security reforms at the country level in Indonesia, Viet Nam and Myanmar, and also contributing to research and knowledge management at the ASEAN regional and global levels. He has been involved in various policy discussions and research activities on unemployment benefit, old-age, invalidity and survivors’ benefits, maternity benefit, sickness benefit, and the extension of social protection to workers in the informal economy. He has worked at the ILO Country Office for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Social Protection Department; and JICA Washington D.C. Office, Research Department, Country Office for Kenya, and Africa Department for Kenya, Nigeria and Somalia.

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