Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World

CHANDRIKA KAUL holds a Ph.D in economic geography from Jiwaji University, India. She has been in reference publishing for the last 19 years as geography, statistics, and map editor for companies such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, Childrens Press, Facts on File, Grolier Publishing, and Lerner Publications Company. Dr. Kaul has also worked with several economic development organizations, specializing in international trade development.VALERIE TOMASELLI-MOSCHOVITIS is a writer and editor specializing in the social sciences. She has written or edited reference books for such publishers as Facts On File, ABC-CLIO, and Macmillan, as well as Oryx Press, and is the president of the Reference Publishing division of The Moschovitis Group in New York City. Tomaselli-Moschovitis is a graduate of Hamilton College and a Masters candidate in Business and Policy Studies at the State University of New York.

• Introduction List of Tables and Figures Key Indicators Poverty Measures Economics Demographics Health AIDS Education Nutrition and Food Supply Women and Poverty Children and Poverty Cities Policy Index