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p. 16 of 53 BACK | NEXT Executive Summary Summary of Conclusions and Recommendations by ADF Donors ADF VIII: Requests for Midterm Policy Reviews and Reports I. Introduction II. The International Development Goals III. Poverty in Developing Asia IV. ADB and ADF: Vision and Role V. ADB’S Framework for Poverty Reduction A. Pro-Poor Sustainable Economic Growth B. Social Development C. Good Governance VI. Development through Partnership VII. ADF Resources: Portfolio Management and Performance VIII. The Strategy for Implementing ADF VIII IX. Planned Lending in ADF VIII X. Financing Framework for ADF VIII XI. Issues for Policy Review XII. Midterm Review of ADF VIII

ADF VIII Donor's Report: Fighting Poverty in Asia : V. ADB’S Framework for Poverty Reduction

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B. Social Development

25. Donors endorsed the framework’s tenet that economic growth can effectively reduce poverty only when accompanied by a comprehensive program for social development. Just as some targeting of economic development is necessary to reach bypassed areas, so social development must be targeted. Therefore, every country needs to have a comprehensive national poverty reduction strategy that provides for:

Beyond developing human capital, the aim must be to strengthen social capital, especially for people subject to social exclusion. In that regard, Donors also reaffirmed that targeted programs will be required for human capital development,² population policy, social capital development,³ gender and development, and social protection.⁴

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