Inequality, Poverty and Well-being (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)
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Description for Inequality, Poverty and Well-being (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)
Hardcover. Editor(s): McGillivray, Mark. Series: Studies in Development Economics and Policy. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
This book examines inequality, poverty and well-being concepts and corresponding empirical measures. Attempting to push future research in new and important directions, the book has a strong analytical orientation, consisting of a mix of conceptual and empirical analyses that constitute new and innovative contributions to the research literature.
This book examines inequality, poverty and well-being concepts and corresponding empirical measures. Attempting to push future research in new and important directions, the book has a strong analytical orientation, consisting of a mix of conceptual and empirical analyses that constitute new and innovative contributions to the research literature.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Development Economics and Policy
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403987525
SKU
V9781403987525
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99-15
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MUHAMMAD AKMAL Economist, Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics, Australia F. J. ARCELUS Professor Emeritus, University of New Brunswick, Canada CHARLES BLACKORBY Professor of Economics, University of Warwick, UK WALTER BOSSERT Professor of Economics and CIREQ Research Fellow, University of Montreal, Canada SATYA R. CHAKRAVARTY Professor of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, India ALAIN CHATEAUNEUF Professor in Mathematics, University of ... Read more
Reviews for Inequality, Poverty and Well-being (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)
'Mark McGillivray conducts a very useful and sobering econometric exercise that allows him to compute the predictive value of a whole host of well-being indicators for the part of (composite) well-being not explained by per capita income...' - Arjan Verschoor, Journal of Development Studies 'Remarkable not just for tackling difficult conceptual and methodological issues but for [its] ... Read more