Defining poverty in the developing world
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Defining poverty in the developing world
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements Introduction
- F.Stewart, C.R.Laderchi & R.Saith The Monetary Approach to Poverty: A Survey of Concepts and Methods
- C.R.Laderchi Capabilities: The Concept and Its Implementation
- R.Saith Social Exclusion: The Concept and Application to Developing Countries
- R.Saith Participatory Methods in the Analysis of Poverty: A Critical Review
- C.R.Laderchi Poverty in India: A Comparison of Different Approaches
- R.Saith with A.Sharma Different Concepts of Poverty
- S.Franco Destitution in India and Peru
- B.Harriss-White Alternative Realities? Different Concepts of Poverty, their Empirical Consequences and Policy Implications: Overview and Conclusions
- F.Stewart, R.Saith & B.Harriss-White Bibliography Index
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