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Poverty and Equity
Measurement, Policy and Estimation with DAD
Av Jean-Yves Duclos, Abdelkrim Araar
Inbunden, 2006
1124 kr
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The publication of this book is in large part due to the role of Canada's Inter national Development Research Center (IDRC) in encouraging policy-relevant research in the fields o f poverty and equity. The book has in particular benefit ted much from IDRC's support of two significant ventures, …
Fuzzy Set Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Av Achille A. Lemmi, Gianni Betti
Inbunden, 2006
1092 kr
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Recent theoretical and empirical studies have concluded that in order to be accurate, poverty and deprivation must be measured within a multidimensional framework that is consistent, efficient, and statistically robust.The fuzzy sets approach to poverty measurement was developed in the early 1990s …
Modeling Income Distributions and Lorenz Curves
Inbunden, 2008
1683 kr
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote in the Preface to his famous Discourse on Inequality that “I consider the subject of the following discourse as one of the most interesting questions philosophy can propose, and unhappily for us, one of the most thorny that philosophers can have to solve. For how shall …
Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Concepts and Applications
Av Udaya Wagle
Inbunden, 2008
1092 kr
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Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or consumption as the only indicator. Multidimensional approaches have increasingly been used to understand poverty, but have yet to be fully operationalized. This book uses factor …
Inequality, Polarization and Poverty
Advances in Distributional Analysis
Inbunden, 2009
1124 kr
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This book provides a synthesis of some recent issues and an up-to-date treatment of some of the major important issues in distributional analysis that I have covered in my previous book Ethical Social Index Numbers, which was widely accepted by students, teachers, researchers and practitioners in …
Poverty, Inequality and Development
Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke
Av Alain de Janvry, Ravi Kanbur
Inbunden, 2005
2188 kr
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This collection of essays honors a remarkable man and his work. Erik Thorbecke has made significant contributions to the microeconomic and the macroeconomic analysis of poverty, inequality and development, ranging from theory to empirics and policy. The essays in this volume display the same range. …
Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty
Theory and Case Studies
Inbunden, 2009
1623 kr
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Poverty is a paradoxical state. Recognizable in the eld for any sensitive observer who travels in remote rural areas and urban slums and meets marginalized people in a given society, poverty still remains a challenge to conceptual formalization and to measurement that is consistent with such …
Modeling Income Distributions and Lorenz Curves
Häftad, 2010
1643 kr
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote in the Preface to his famous Discourse on Inequality that “I consider the subject of the following discourse as one of the most interesting questions philosophy can propose, and unhappily for us, one of the most thorny that philosophers can have to solve. For how shall …
Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Concepts and Applications
Av Udaya Wagle
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
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Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or consumption as the only indicator. Multidimensional approaches have increasingly been used to understand poverty, but have yet to be fully operationalized. This book uses factor …
Inequality, Polarization and Poverty
Advances in Distributional Analysis
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
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This book provides a synthesis of some recent issues and an up-to-date treatment of some of the major important issues in distributional analysis that I have covered in my previous book Ethical Social Index Numbers, which was widely accepted by students, teachers, researchers and practitioners in …
Fuzzy Set Approach to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement
Av Achille A. Lemmi, Gianni Betti
Häftad, 2010
1084 kr
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Recent theoretical and empirical studies have concluded that in order to be accurate, poverty and deprivation must be measured within a multidimensional framework that is consistent, efficient, and statistically robust.The fuzzy sets approach to poverty measurement was developed in the early 1990s …
Poverty, Inequality and Development
Essays in Honor of Erik Thorbecke
Av Alain de Janvry, Ravi Kanbur
Häftad, 2010
2226 kr
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This collection of essays honors a remarkable man and his work. Erik Thorbecke has made significant contributions to the microeconomic and the macroeconomic analysis of poverty, inequality and development, ranging from theory to empirics and policy. The essays in this volume display the same range. …
Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans
New Directions in Measurement and Policy
Av Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Sara Savastano
Inbunden, 2013
1623 kr
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This book maps the latest developments in the policy relevant analysis on poverty, inclusion and the social agenda in the Western Balkans. It does so by presenting a selection of recent papers which explore from a methodological and analytical point of view how the inclusion agenda can be …
Poverty and Social Exclusion around the Mediterranean Sea
Av Valerie Berenger, Florent Bresson
Inbunden, 2012
1084 kr
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The events taking place in several of South Mediterranean countries since December 2010 show that multiple deprivations may be powerful drivers of political instability. Though improvements of the living conditions have been regularly principal demands along with civil and political liberties in …
Poverty and Exclusion in the Western Balkans
New Directions in Measurement and Policy
Av Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Sara Savastano
Häftad, 2015
1671 kr
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This book maps the latest developments in the policy relevant analysis on poverty, inclusion and the social agenda in the Western Balkans. It does so by presenting a selection of recent papers which explore from a methodological and analytical point of view how the inclusion agenda can be …
Poverty and Social Exclusion around the Mediterranean Sea
Av Valerie Berenger, Florent Bresson
Häftad, 2014
1098 kr
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The events taking place in several of South Mediterranean countries since December 2010 show that multiple deprivations may be powerful drivers of political instability. Though improvements of the living conditions have been regularly principal demands along with civil and political liberties in …
Efficiency, Equity and Well-Being in Selected African Countries
Av Pia Nilsson, Almas Heshmati
Inbunden, 2019
1084 kr
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This book addresses poverty and well-being, equity, and efficiency in selected African countries. The chapters focus on three main topics: studies in the measurement and analysis of well-being and vulnerability to poverty, women's empowerment, and the dynamics and determinants of income and …
Well-being in Belgium
Beyond Happiness and Income
Av Bart Capéau, Laurens Cherchye m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
923 kr
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What constitutes a good life? For most people, well-being involves more than a high income or material prosperity alone. Many non-material aspects, such as health, family life, living environment, job quality and the meaningful use of time are at least as important. Together, these factors also …
Well-being in Belgium
Beyond Happiness and Income
Av Bart Capéau, Laurens Cherchye m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
923 kr
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What constitutes a good life? For most people, well-being involves more than a high income or material prosperity alone. Many non-material aspects, such as health, family life, living environment, job quality and the meaningful use of time are at least as important. Together, these factors also …
Inequality Adjusted Gains from Trade
Evidence from Developing Countries
Av Erhan Artuc, Guido Porto m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1098 kr
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This volume examines the relationship between trade liberalization policies and income inequality in developing countries. Using survey data for 54 developing countries, the book explores the potential trade-off between the gains from trade and the distribution of those gains and provides a …
Inequality Adjusted Gains from Trade
Evidence from Developing Countries
Av Erhan Artuc, Guido Porto m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
1098 kr
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This volume examines the relationship between trade liberalization policies and income inequality in developing countries. Using survey data for 54 developing countries, the book explores the potential trade-off between the gains from trade and the distribution of those gains and provides a …
Globalization and Inequality in Advanced Economies
Trade, Tax Base Mobility, and Policy Implications
Av Joël Hellier
Inbunden, 2023
1192 kr
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This volume surveys and combines the different dimensions of globalization so as to propose a general diagnosis of the way they interact to explain growing inequality in advanced economies. The extant economic literature has widely analyzed (i) the impact on inequality of trade between advanced and …
Globalization and Inequality in Advanced Economies
Trade, Tax Base Mobility, and Policy Implications
Av Joël Hellier
Häftad, 2024
1192 kr
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This volume surveys and combines the different dimensions of globalization so as to propose a general diagnosis of the way they interact to explain growing inequality in advanced economies. The extant economic literature has widely analyzed (i) the impact on inequality of trade between advanced and …
Multidimensional Well-Being, Deprivation and Inequality
Conceptual Issues and Measurement
Av P. K. Pattanaik, Yongsheng Xu
Inbunden, 2024
1084 kr
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This volume explores several aspects of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum’s framework for thinking about individual well-being. Called the functioning and capability approach (FCA), this framework radically departs from the conventional approach to the concept of individual well-being in welfare …
Multidimensional Well-Being, Deprivation and Inequality
Conceptual Issues and Measurement
Av P. K. Pattanaik, Yongsheng Xu
Häftad, 2025
1084 kr
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This volume explores several aspects of Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum’s framework for thinking about individual well-being. Called the functioning and capability approach (FCA), this framework radically departs from the conventional approach to the concept of individual well-being in welfare …
Dual Challenge of Tolerable Economic Inequality
A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Definition Dilemmas and the Risks of Acceptable Disparities
Inbunden, 2025
989 kr
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This book tackles two central challenges in the discourse on economic inequality. First, there is no consensus on what constitutes a morally acceptable inequality, as even philosophers struggle to conceptualize benchmarks for distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable disparities. Second, …
Dual Challenge of Tolerable Economic Inequality
A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Definition Dilemmas and the Risks of Acceptable Disparities
Häftad, 2026
989 kr
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This book tackles two central challenges in the discourse on economic inequality. First, there is no consensus on what constitutes a morally acceptable inequality, as even philosophers struggle to conceptualize benchmarks for distinguishing between acceptable and unacceptable disparities. Second, …
Work Meaning and Motivation
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Work Well-being
Inbunden, 2026
537 kr
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This open access book presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of well-being at work. Written by experts from various disciplines, it integrates organizational behavior, sociology, economics, economic history, and entrepreneurship to probe two central themes: the causes and …
Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia
Av John Cockburn, Yazid Dissou m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
569 kr
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Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limit economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in infrastructure …
Poverty and Well-Being in East Africa
A Multi-faceted Economic Approach
Inbunden, 2016
1098 kr
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This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and well-being in East Africa. Using a multidimensional approach, the authors hope to provide a broad view of poverty and a thorough account of the variables that contribute to it. As opposed to traditional studies of poverty, which focus …
