03165nam 2200589Ia 450 991045472610332120200520144314.00-8213-7614-4(CKB)1000000000756598(EBL)459878(OCoLC)568421757(SSID)ssj0000087264(PQKBManifestationID)11126914(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087264(PQKBWorkID)10053146(PQKB)10639813(MiAaPQ)EBC459878(Au-PeEL)EBL459878(CaPaEBR)ebr10292338(EXLCZ)99100000000075659820090126d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHandbook on poverty and inequality[electronic resource] /Jonathan Haughton, Shahidur R. KhandkerWashington, DC World Bankc20091 online resource (446 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7613-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Preface; Foreword; About the Authors; Abbreviations; 1 What Is Poverty and Why Measure It?; 2 Measuring Poverty; Tables; Figures; Boxes; 3 Poverty Lines; 4 Measures of Poverty; 5 Poverty Indexes: Checking for Robustness; 6 Inequality Measures; 7 Describing Poverty: Poverty Profiles; 8 Understanding the Determinants of Poverty; 9 Poverty Reduction Policies; 10 International Poverty Comparisons; 11 The Analysis of Poverty over Time; 12 Vulnerability to Poverty; 13 Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation; 14 Using Regression; 15 The Effects of Taxation and Spending on Inequality and Poverty16 Using Survey Data: Some Cautionary TalesAppendix 1 Data Introduction; Appendix 2 Stata Preliminary; Appendix 3 Exercises; Answers to the Review Questions; IndexLooking for accurate, up-to-date data on development issues? 'World Development Indicators' is the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development. This indispensable statistical reference allows you to consult over 900 indicators for some 150 economies and 14 country groups in more than 80 tables. It provides a current overview of the most recent data available as well as important regional data and income group analysis in six thematic sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links. World Development Indicators 2009 presents the mosPovertyStatistical methodsPovertyEconometric modelsEqualityEconomic aspectsEconometric modelsElectronic books.PovertyStatistical methods.PovertyEconometric models.EqualityEconomic aspectsEconometric models.339.4/60727Haughton Jonathan Henry943301Khandker Shahidur R877451MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454726103321Handbook on poverty and inequality2128895UNINA