Defining Poverty in the Developing World
. Ed(S): Stewart, Frances; Saith, Ruhi; Harriss-White, Barbara
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Hardback. Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn. Editor(s): Stewart, Frances; Saith, Ruhi; Harriss-White, Barbara. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.
Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230516724
SKU
V9780230516724
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Stewart, Frances; Saith, Ruhi; Harriss-White, Barbara
SUSANA FRANCO (Ph.D. Notingham) economist who has specialised in Development Economics CATERINA RUGGERI LADERCHI poverty economist at the World Bank ABHILASHA SHARMA Associate Fellow at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER),New Delhi, India
Reviews for Defining Poverty in the Developing World
'The core strength of the volume is the care with which both theoretical and empirical issues are explored...it will have lasting value as a classic in an assessment of the alternative concepts, definitions and measures of poverty.' - Journal of Human Development and Capabilities