TY - BOOK ED - Social Development Division, ESCAP TI - Confronting inequalities in Asia and the Pacific: the role of social protection PY - 2014/// CY - New Delhi PB - Social Development Division, ESCAP KW - Poverty KW - Social protection KW - Poverty reduction KW - Thailand KW - China N2 - The Asia-Pacific region as a whole has had considerable success in achieving the Millennium Development Goals, particularly in reducing levels of poverty. Yet, the framework for those Goals did not fully address the various forms of inequality, nor their structural underpinnings. Given this context, the present document is aimed at examining the different forms and pathways of inequality and their implications for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. It also suggests that social protection is an effective measure for reducing inequality. [From Introduction] UR - http://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/Social%20protection%20working%20paper.pdf ER -