Poverty and precarity

Si es evidente que el trabajo ya no es lo que fue, ¿cómo lo pensamos en pleno siglo XXI?

De un lado, un puñado de ricos y poderosos que siempre gana y se ríe del resto; del otro, una mayoría del 99% que sufre distintos grados de privación.

Mientras se van moderando los ecos de la crisis sanitaria provocada por el covid-19, sus consecuencias económicas y sociales más profundas están todavía lejos de haberse revelado por completo.

¿Qué dice de nuestras sociedades el hecho de que en algunos países los muy ricos puedan vivir hasta quince años más que los muy pobres?

¿Tiene sentido hablar de igualdad en la región que sufre la mayor desigualdad de ingreso del planeta?

¿Qué viene a decirnos un manifiesto socialista en momentos en que esa tradición está debilitada a escala global?

Hay formas de la desigualdad que el coeficiente de Gini no puede mostrar.

Vivimos en un tiempo de pasiones tristes.

Asia contains the bulk of the world's poor, as many as 500 million people.

Este libro explora la noción de pobreza que tiene la población campesina de la Zona de Reserva Campesina del Morales y Arenal, en el sur del departamento de Bolívar, y conceptualiza este fenómeno según las percepciones y experiencias de vida de esta misma población.

"¿Por qué alguien daría muerte a un recién nacido?

Esta obra analiza los productos culturales contemporáneos del choque entre la globalización y la violencia a través de la literatura, del cine, de la arquitectura y de la escultura.

Este texto busca aproximarnos a la manera como los delitos contra la fe pública se encuentran estructurados en el Código Penal y plantea críticas y aciertos a esta configuración normativa.

La autoflagelación es la mala conciencia de la pasividad, y no es fácil superarla en un contexto en el que la pasividad es impuesta.

La pobreza puede ser una tragedia.

Microfinance is widely practicing all over the world spreading into five different continents and different countries.

There is either glamourizing of informal sector or a desire to rapidly formalize it, the latter leading to exclusions and disruptions in people's life.

This feeble blemished light, this dawn mangled by night, this is not the morning we had all so longed for.

The "e;leave no one behind"e; principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires appropriate indicators for different segments of a country's population.

The Pacific's economic outlook remains solid despite the global slowdown.

This publication provides updates on Social Protection Indicators of 24 countries in Asia, with an analysis of 2015 data on social protection programs.

This publication provides updates on Social Protection Indicators of 13 Pacific developing member countries of the Asian Development Bank.

This study explores prospects for inclusive growth in the Central Asia and the South Caucasus region and highlights the central role played by the creation of good jobs.

This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options.

This issue highlights the economic prospects of the Pacific developing member countries (Pacific DMCs) and stresses the importance of improving the quality and access to basic and sustainable utilities in the Pacific DMCs.

This publication presents new case studies of recent Asian Development Bank projects in Bangladesh, the Cook Islands, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and the People's Republic of China.

The "e;leave no one behind"e; principle of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires appropriate indicators for different segments of a country's population.

This report presents nine case studies of recent Asian Development Bank projects in Mongolia, Nepal, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, and Viet Nam.

The quarterly Asia Bond Monitor reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets.

Climate risk threatens Indonesia's socioeconomic development, and it is likely to exacerbate the plight of Indonesians living below and close to the poverty line.

The first edition of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Monitor tracks the development of the PPP business environment as well as the challenges of doing PPPs in nine of the developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB): Bangladesh, the People's Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

India needs to spend close to Rs43 trillion (about $646 billion) on infrastructure through to 2022.

This publication provides a standard compilation of supply and use tables (SUTs) for 19 economies in Asia and the Pacific to help them comply with the United Nations 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) recommendations.

This is a pivotal period in Sri Lanka's economic development.

Electricity shortages in South Asia are adversely impacting the region's socioeconomic development.

The Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR) is a funding window of the Climate Investment Funds, of which the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a major partner in Asia and the Pacific, delivering investments through six country programs (Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, and Tonga) and one regional program for the Pacific.

Despite significant economic growth in Asia in recent decades, millions of people in rural Asia still lack access to electricity.

Good corporate governance practices reduce vulnerability to financial crises, reinforce property rights, reduce the cost of capital, and lead to greater capital market development.

Asia proved resilient to the effects of the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, but sustaining rapid growth became more difficult afterward.

The 1997 Asian financial crisis hit the region and became a defining moment for Asia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The Asia and Pacific region experienced continued growth.

The Asia and Pacific region continued to grow despite a difficult external global environment.

When the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966, the Asia and Pacific region was undergoing a process of deep change.

The Climate Change Operational Framework 2017-2030 is intended to provide broad direction and guidance for enhancing resilience and strengthening climate actions in the operations and business processes of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The People's Republic of China (PRC) has made advances in narrowing gender gaps in its labor market.

To help overcome remoteness, Pacific economies are looking to improve economic integration not only through ICT and transport network investments, but also by promoting greater competition and private investment.

Providing access to clean water continues to be a challenge for governments.

Infrastructure projects sometimes physically displace households and disrupt income sources and livelihoods.

This publication seeks to explain the nature of settlements termed "e;urban villages"e; as set within the context of growing levels of urbanization in contemporary Pacific towns and cities.

The new sustainable development agenda is expected to touch every country, person, and activity.