Debates on the Measurement of Global Poverty
| AUTHOR | Anand, Sudhir; Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Stiglitz, Joseph E. et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Oxford University Press (UK) (04/30/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
The international community's commitment to halve global poverty by 2015 has been enshrined in the first Millennium Development Goal. How global poverty is measured is a critical element in assessing progress towards this goal, and different researchers have presented widely-varying estimates. The chapters in this volume address a range of problems in the measurement and estimation of global poverty, from a variety of viewpoints. Topics covered include the controversies surrounding the definition of a global poverty line; the use of purchasing power parity exchange rates to map the poverty line across countries; and the quality, and appropriate use, of data from national accounts and household surveys. Both official and independent estimates of global poverty have proved to be controversial, and this volume presents and analyses the lively debate that has ensued.
Show More
Product Format
Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780199558032
ISBN-10:
0199558035
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
More Product Details
Page Count:
466
Carton Quantity:
16
Product Dimensions:
6.20 x 1.30 x 9.30 inches
Weight:
1.80 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Dust Cover,
Maps,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development
Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics
Dewey Decimal:
339.46
Library of Congress Control Number:
2010277695
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
publisher marketing
The international community's commitment to halve global poverty by 2015 has been enshrined in the first Millennium Development Goal. How global poverty is measured is a critical element in assessing progress towards this goal, and different researchers have presented widely-varying estimates. The chapters in this volume address a range of problems in the measurement and estimation of global poverty, from a variety of viewpoints. Topics covered include the controversies surrounding the definition of a global poverty line; the use of purchasing power parity exchange rates to map the poverty line across countries; and the quality, and appropriate use, of data from national accounts and household surveys. Both official and independent estimates of global poverty have proved to be controversial, and this volume presents and analyses the lively debate that has ensued.
Show More
Editor:
Segal, Paul
Paul Segal teaches at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. He lives in New York City.
Show More
List Price $180.00
Your Price
$178.20