Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Saving in Low-Income Households -- 1. Research on Matched Savings in Low-Income Households -- 2. Theory and Evidence on Saving in Low-Income Households -- 3. Setting the Stage: Economic Socialization and Coming-of-Age in a Working-Poor Family...

Asia has long been a testing ground for efforts to augment financial and social security by developing assets that may support individuals and households and contribute to long-term social development. Rapid growth in the number and breadth of asset-based social policies has prompted Asian...