Poverty in Afghanistan Causes, Consequences, and Coping Mechanisms /

• Main Authors: Hakim Haider, Mohammad (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Kumar, Sumit (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Development economics.; Economic history.; Economic development.; Emigration and immigration.; Development Economics.; Economy-wide Country Studies.; Development Studies.; Migration.

This book examines the patterns, characteristics, causes and coping mechanisms of the poor in Afghanistan applying econometric and statistical techniques. The authors address and identify the extent of poverty in Afghanistan over the years, the spatial patterns and regional imbalances of poverty in...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Poverty in Afghanistan: Temporal and Spatial Patterns
• 3. Distinguishing Characteristics of Poor in Afghanistan
• 4. Determinants of Poverty in Afghanistan
• 5. Shocks and Coping Strategies of the Poor
• 6. Consequences of Poverty in Afghanistan
• 7. Conclusion. .