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Titolo |
Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries / / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp [[electronic resource]] |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-106226-X |
0-19-874480-3 |
0-19-180596-3 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
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Collana |
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UNU-WIDER studies in development economics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Poverty - Developing countries |
Poverty - Measurement |
Well-being - Developing countries |
Well-being - Measurement |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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; part 1. Principles and choices. Measuring poverty and wellbeing in developing countries : motivation and overview / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp -- Absolute poverty lines / Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp -- Multidimensional first-order dominance comparisons of population wellbeing / Nikolaj Siersboek, Lars Peter Østerdal, and Channing Arndt -- Estimation in practice / Channing Arndt and Kristi Mahrt. -- ; part 2. Country applications. Estimating utility-consistent poverty in Ethiopia, 2000-11 / David Stifel and Tassew Woldehanna -- Estimating utility-consistent poverty in Madagascar, 2001-10 / David Stifel, Tiaray Razafimanantena, and Faly Rakotomanana -- Methods matter : the sensitivity of Malawian poverty estimates to definitions, data, and assumptions / Ulrik Beck, Richard Mussa, and Karl Pauw -- A review of consumption poverty estimation for Mozambique / Channing Arndt, Sam Jones, Kristi Mahrt, Vincenzo Salvucci, and Finn Tarp -- Poverty trends in Pakistan / Edward Whitney, Hina Nazli, and Kristi Mahrt -- Uganda : a new set of utility-consistent poverty lines / Bjorn Van Campenhout, Haruna Sekabira, and Fiona Nattembo -- Estimating multidimensional childhood poverty in the Democratic Republic of |
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Congo : 2007 through 2013 / Kristi Mahrt and Malokele Nanivazo -- Child deprivation and income poverty in Ghana / Raymond Elikplim Kofinti and Samuel Kobina Annim -- Measuring multidimensional poverty in Nigeria / Olu Ajakaiye, Afeikhena T. Jerome, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Kristi Mahrt, and Olufunke A. Alaba -- Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania / Channing Arndt, Vincent Leyaro, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp -- Estimating multidimensional poverty in Zambia / Kristi Mahrt and Gibson Masumbu. -- ; part 3. Summing-up and lessons learnt. Synthesis / Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, and Finn Tarp -- Keep it real : measuring real inequality using survey data from developing countries / Ulrik Beck -- Conclusions and looking forward / Channing Arndt and Finn Tarp. -- ; appendix A. User guide to Poverty Line Estimation Analytical Software--PLEASe / Channing Arndt, Ulrik Beck, M. Azhar Hussain, Kristi, Mahrt, Kenneth Simler, and Finn Tarp -- ; appendix B. User guide to Estimating First-Order Dominance software (EFOD) / Channing Arndt and Kristi Mahrt. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This graduate text provides a review of the major approaches employed for estimating poverty lines and how poverty is estimated in practice. |
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