Inclusive development

In recent years, there has thus been a growing call for “inclusive development” to meet contemporary development needs and challenges. Economic growth is necessary, but it is not sufficient on its own in improving the welfare of a population. A development approach that encompasses an agenda beyond growth and income is needed to ensure that the benefits of growth are shared equitably across all parts of society, particularly large groups of vulnerable poor populations. Although “inclusive development” is gradually finding its way in the development discourse, its ascendancy has not been accompanied with great conceptual clarity. A clear-cut definition of inclusive development is non-existent, and as a result the concept is often interchangeably used with related concepts such as inclusive growth. As a result, the concept has led to significant ambiguity in both the literature as well as policy frameworks from a number of institutions, organizations and country-governments.

 

The aim of this synthesis report is to gain a better conceptual understanding of the distinct meaning and of inclusive development and its usage in the current development policy realm. The main challenge for the platform is not necessarily to agree on a consolidated definition, but to identify the key domains in which inclusive development can be progressively promoted through evidence-based development policies. The first chapter will first provide a contextual background to the role of inclusive development in the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. The second chapter will build a conceptual understanding of the concept, including a short review on where and how inclusive development fits into the development debate, followed by a number of key dimensions critical to inclusive development. Finally, this paper hopes to capture the presence of inclusive development (or lack thereof) in policy frameworks looking at a number of multilateral institutions, development banks and the global agenda.

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