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Inclusive Social Development
Building human capital and addressing vulnerability

Inclusive social development is an essential component of poverty reduction and the achievement of the MDGs, and is therefore the second pillar of ADB's Poverty Reduction Strategy [ PDF: 385kb | 51 pages ].

Inclusive development seeks to

  • improve the quality of life of the poor and those vulnerable to poverty through building human capital in social sector areas such as health and population policy as well as in education
  • assist individuals, households and communities to better manage life risks (social protection)
  • promote gender equality and women empowerment, and
  • support coherent social integration including fostering participation and targeting of the poor and vulnerable, as well as social capital and a more inclusive society

Inclusive social development also requires due consideration be given to social safeguards, particularly with regards to involuntary resettlement in economic and urban infrastructure projects.

Do you know: In many developing countries, proof of identity is lacking for significant portions of the population due to the absence of an inclusive and effective birth registration system. Legal Identity for Inclusive Development, an ADB publication, examines the link between legal identity documents and access to benefits and opportunities; human rights protection; and development planning in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal. It also examines alternative markets for legal identity in these three countries.

View ADB's knowledge products and operational expertise on inclusive social development.