Handbook on poverty and inequality /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haughton, Jonathan
Other Authors: Khandker, Shahidur R.
Format: Printed Book
Published: Washington DC : The World Bank, 2009.
Subjects:
Poverty- Statistical methods.
Poverty- Econometric models.
Equality- Economic aspects- Econometric models.
Table of 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.

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