Inclusive Growth in cities: a sympathetic critique

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Figure 1. Google Trends data: searches for ‘Inclusive Growth’ and ‘Pro-Poor Growth’.

Note: The height of each line gives an indication of the share of searches containing each term.

Table 1. Definitions of Inclusive Growth.

Organization	Definition
World Economic Forum (WEF) (2015, p. 1)	[O]utput growth that is sustained over decades, is broad-based across economic sectors, creates productive employment opportunities for a great majority of the country’s working age population, and reduces poverty.
European Commission (2010, p. 17)	Inclusive growth means empowering people through high levels of employment, investing in skills, fighting poverty and modernizing labour markets, training and social protection systems so as to help people anticipate and manage change, and build a cohesive society.
Scottish Government (2015, p. 1)	When we talk about Inclusive Growth, we mean growth that combines increases in prosperity with greater equity, creates opportunities for all and distributes the dividends of increased prosperity fairly.
Royal Society of Arts (RSA) (2017, p. 5)	[E]nabling as many people as possible to contribute to and benefit from growth.

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European Commission. (2010). Europe 2020: A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Brussels: European Commission.

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Royal Society of Arts (RSA). (2017). Inclusive Growth Commission: Making our economy work for everyone. London: RSA.

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