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MEASURING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD. [electronic resource]
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| 서명/저자사항 | MEASURING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD./ Anthony B. Atkinson edited by John Micklewright and Andrea Brandolini with Afterwords by Francois Bourguignon and Nicholas Stern. [electronic resource]. |
| 개인저자 | ATKINSON, ANTHONY B. |
| 발행사항 | Princeton, New Jersey: PRINCETON UNIV Press, [2019]. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (1 volume): illustrations (black and white). |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: ATKINSON, ANTHONY B. MEASURING POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD. [Place of publication not identified], PRINCETON UNIV Press, 2019 0691191220 |
| ISBN | 9780691191898 0691191891 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 내용주기 | Cover; 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 ReductionAFTERWORD. Poverty and Climate Change; National Reports for Sixty Countries; National Report References; Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Subjects |
| 요약 | In 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, offers an inspiring analysis of a central question: What is poverty and how much of it is there around the globe? The persistence of poverty - in rich and poor countries alike - is one of the most serious problems facing humanity. Better measurement of poverty is essential for raising awareness, motivating action, designing good policy, gauging progress, and holding political leaders accountable for meeting targets. To help make this possible, Atkinson provides a critically important examination of how poverty is - and should be - measured. Bringing together evidence about the nature and extent of poverty across the world and including case studies of sixty countries, Atkinson addresses both financial poverty and other indicators of deprivation. He starts from first principles about the meaning of poverty, translates these into concrete measures, and analyzes the data to which the measures can be applied. Crucially, he integrates international organizations' measurements of poverty with countries' own national analyses. Atkinson died before he was able to complete the book, but at his request it was edited for publication by two of his colleagues, John Micklewright and Andrea Brandolini. In addition, Fran ois Bourguignon and Nicholas Stern provide afterwords that address key issues from the unfinished chapters: how poverty relates to growth, inequality, and climate change. |
| 일반주제명 | Poverty. Poverty --Case studies. Equality. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development Equality. Poverty. |
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