Handbook on poverty and inequality / Jonathan Haughton, Shahidur R. Khandker.

Author/creator Haughton, Jonathan Henry
Other author Khandker, Shahidur R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, DC : World Bank,
Descriptionxxi, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009000849
ISBN9780821376133
ISBN0821376136
ISBN9780821376140 (electronic)
ISBN0821376144 (electronic)

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