The growing emphasis on inclusive growth as a key development goal signals the international development community’s recognition that, on its own, the pace of growth is rarely sufficient to reduce poverty and promote human well-being—the pattern of growth also matters. While the literature includes various definitions of inclusive growth, these share a common concern with generating economic opportunities for all sections of the population, with a special emphasis on the poor, particularly women and young people, who have often been marginalized in previous growth strategies. Central to many of these definitions is an emphasis on employment-centred or job-rich growth. In particular, it is assumed that since labour is the most abundant resource at the disposal of poor and marginalized groups, patterns of growth that allow them to participate in, and contribute to, economic growth processes are the most likely to ensure a broad-based distribution of the benefits of growth.
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