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Vinod Thomas

Vinod Thomas

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Vinod Thomas is currently Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, and was previously Visiting Professor at National University of Singapore. He is a Distinguished Fellow in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, and a member of the advisory panel on climate change at CSEP, New Delhi.

In two decades of spectacular economic growth and poverty reduction, Asia has nonetheless seen income inequality rising by more than 20 per cent - a growth pattern that cannot be considered inclusive.

Environmental goals hardly attracted attention in national economic agendas during Asia's heady charge for growth 20 years ago. But, as the costs of environmental destruction and climate change mount, the economic plans of China, India, Malaysia and the Philippines, among others, all stress the urgency for green growth.

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