Measuring Poverty around the World /

Measuring Poverty around the World / / Anthony B. Atkinson.

The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality-a critically important examination of poverty around the worldIn this, his final book, economist Anthony Atkinson, one of the world's great social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality, offer...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
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Atkinson, Anthony B.,
MitwirkendeR:
Atkinson, Tony,
Bourguignon, François,
Brandolini, Andrea,
Micklewright, John,
Stern, Nicholas,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]
©2019
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (464 p.) :; 80 b/w illus. 8 tables.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • DETAILED CHAPTER CONTENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES
  • FOREWORD
  • PREFACE
  • CHAPTER 1. Introduction
  • CHAPTER 2. What Do We Mean by Poverty?
  • CHAPTER 3. Clarifying Concepts
  • CHAPTER 4. The Key Role of Data
  • CHAPTER 5. Global Poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals
  • CHAPTER 6. Poverty in Asia and the Pacific
  • CHAPTER 7. Africa: Diversity of Experience
  • CHAPTER 8. Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • CHAPTER 9. Poverty in Rich Countries and a Global Measure of Poverty
  • CHAPTER 10. Conclusions: Beyond $1.90 a Day
  • AFTERWORD. Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction
  • AFTERWORD. Poverty and Climate Change
  • NATIONAL REPORTS FOR SIXTY COUNTRIES
  • NATIONAL REPORT REFERENCES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX OF NAMES
  • INDEX OF SUBJECTS

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