Bridging the Gap
| dc.creator | World Bank | |
| dc.date | 2024-01-11T17:08:26Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-01-11T17:08:26Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-01-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T00:34:32Z | |
| dc.description | This report is intended to inform public debate and policymaking on income inequality in Thailand. It aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality in Thailand and identify opportunities to promote more inclusive growth. The analysis uses a wealth of data from a variety of sources (detailed in Appendix A) to examine the pattern, structure, and drivers of income inequality in the country, with a special focus on inequality and labor market supply-side factors. It is structured as follows. This section has laid the foundation for analysis, examining historical trends in both consumption - and income-based measures of inequality while providing geographic context and data on public perceptions about inequality. It also provided a summary of literature findings. Section 2 analyzes the pandemic’s impacts on inequality, including the role that social assistance played in mitigating its effects but also the potential scarring effects on children’s human capital development. Section 3 examines the structural drivers of inequality and its persistence, focusing on the role of inequality of opportunity in human capital development and access to basic services. Finally, Section 4 provides policy options to create a more inclusive society by addressing the root causes of persistent inequality and mitigating the challenges brought about by the pandemic. In particular, since a significant share of the poor in Thailand are engaged in agriculture, the report underscores that improving farm incomes is crucial for alleviating poverty and reducing inequality. As such, Section 4 draws its recommendations from a recent study on the key challenges and opportunities facing Thai farmers to raise agricultural productivity and incomes | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/plain | |
| dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099112823133018003/P17759905901d70ed0a968052455d5252f0 | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40878 | |
| dc.identifier | 10.1596/40878 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406468 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Washington, DC: World Bank | |
| dc.rights | CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo | |
| dc.rights | World Bank | |
| dc.subject | INCOME INEQUALITY | |
| dc.subject | STRUCTURAL DRIVERS | |
| dc.subject | INCLUSIVE SOCIETY | |
| dc.subject | WAGE | |
| dc.subject | EMPLOYMENT | |
| dc.title | Bridging the Gap | |
| dc.title | Inequality and Jobs in Thailand | |
| dc.type | Report |