Georgia has an impressive record ofreforms and is on a steady track of poverty reduction,butensuring that of its all citizens can equally benefitfrom and contribute to its development remains a challenge.This study focuses on one particular aspect of Georgia’spath to inclusive growth: social inclusion. It uses theconcepts of social inclusion and exclusion to helpunderstand why some members of society may be consistentlyleft behind from the development process, and to provideinsights into policies that can have a transformationalimpact on the situation of systematically disadvantagedgroups and individuals. Social exclusion implies thatcertain members of society, due to their social or culturalidentity, may face complexbarriers and, due to them, havepersistently lower outcomes— e.g., access to qualityeducation, health, employment, and income—relative to therest of society, thus not achieving their full potential.
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