The Inclusive Growth and Development Report 2017

This Report, and the System Initiative on Economic Growth and Social Inclusion of which it is part, exemplify the World Economic Forum’s ambition to serve as a platform to enable closer cooperation between multiple institutions and stakeholders sharing a common aim. We wish to thank the International Labour Organization, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, World Trade Organization, Finance Ministry of Canada, as well as Barclays, McKinsey Global Institute, and Microsoft for their thoughtful written contributions to this volume. We also wish to express appreciation to all members of the System Initiative who provided comments and general guidance. The richness of the data found in these pages is also due to the work of numerous public and private institutions.