Author : Frances Stewart
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Defining Poverty in the Developing World by : Frances Stewart
Download or read book Defining Poverty in the Developing World written by Frances Stewart and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2007-06-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite increasing acceptance that poverty is multidimensional, most policy work adopts a monetary definition. Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. Defining Poverty in the Developing World compares and contrasts monetary, capabilities, social exclusion and participatory approaches in a highly informative manner. The research elucidates the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.