Thus, providing unemployment insurance and strengthening access to old-age pensions would, for instance, not only protect the vulnerable in times of crisis and contribute to reducing inequality, but would also decrease the need for precautionary savings and would strengthen demand. Similarly, providing an employment guarantee, such as has been done in India with the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, would not only form an important pillar in the efforts to eradicate poverty and strengthen domestic demand, but also enable more consumption. In fact, while economies in the region host multinational enterprises and have proven themselves as being able to adopt foreign technologies, increasing productivity may also require more creativity and indigenous innovative skills.