Multidimensional Poverty Measurement Concepts and Applications /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wagle, Udaya (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer US, 2008.
• Σειρά: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being ; 4
• Θέματα: Social policy.; Labor economics.; Development economics.; Economics.; Development Economics.; Labor Economics.; Social Policy.

Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or consumption as the only indicator. Multidimensional approaches have increasingly been used to understand poverty, but have yet to be fully operationalized. This book uses factor analy...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Three Related Concepts of Poverty
• Multidimensional Approach to Poverty
• Application I: Nepal
• 5 Application II: The United States
• Conclusion.