Four revealing observations from the new State of Economic Inclusion Report 2021 These interventions are key to helping the poorest and vulnerable people escape the cycle of poverty by boosting their incomes and assets, and helping them gain productive employment and build sustainable livelihoods. However, there lacks an organized effort to gather evidence of impact, discussions of efficacy, cost and trade-offs, and feasibility to scale up such programs at the global level. The report is an effort to remedy this significant knowledge gap, and presents—for the first time—a systematic review of economic inclusion programs around the world, and helps shed light on how countries can further build on investments in social protection, jobs and livelihood, and financial inclusion to help the poorest transition to livelihoods and build a future for themselves.