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Measuring poverty around the world / Anthony B. Atkinson ; [edited by] John Micklewright, Andrea Brandolini.

By: Atkinson, Anthony B, 1944-2017Contributor(s): Micklewright, John | Brandolini, AndreaMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019Description: xxvii, 429 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780691201238Subject(s): Poverty | Poverty -- Case studies | Equality | Poverty -- Research | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference | BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- GeneralDDC classification: 339.46
Contents:
Introduction -- What do we mean by poverty? -- Clarifying concepts -- The key role of data -- Global poverty and the sustainable development goals -- Poverty in Asia and the pacific -- Africa: diversity of experience -- Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Poverty in rich countries and a global measure of poverty -- Conclusions: beyond $1.90 a day -- Growth, inequality, and poverty reduction -- Poverty and climate change.
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Include Bibliography and Index.

Introduction --
What do we mean by poverty? --
Clarifying concepts --
The key role of data --
Global poverty and the sustainable development goals --
Poverty in Asia and the pacific --
Africa: diversity of experience --
Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean --
Poverty in rich countries and a global measure of poverty --
Conclusions: beyond $1.90 a day --
Growth, inequality, and poverty reduction --
Poverty and climate change.

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