Handbook on poverty and inequality / Jonathan Haughton, Shahidur R. Khandker.
| Author/creator | Haughton, Jonathan Henry |
| Other author | Khandker, Shahidur R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : World Bank, |
| Description | xxi, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What is poverty and why measure it? -- Measuring poverty -- Poverty lines -- Measures of poverty -- Poverty indexes : checking for robustness -- Inequality measures -- Describing poverty : poverty profiles -- Understanding the determinants of poverty -- Poverty reduction policies -- International poverty comparisons -- The analysis of poverty over time -- Vulnerability to poverty -- Poverty monitoring and evaluation -- Using regression -- The effects of taxation and spending on inequality and poverty -- Using survey data : some cautionary tales. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2009000849 |
| ISBN | 9780821376133 |
| ISBN | 0821376136 |
| ISBN | 9780821376140 (electronic) |
| ISBN | 0821376144 (electronic) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |