Defining Poverty in the Developing World

By: Frances Stewart

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230516726
• ISBN13: 9780230516724
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.7"