Inequality, polarization and poverty : advances in distributional analysis / / Satya R. Chakravarty

• Autore: Chakravarty Satya R
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer, 2009
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2009.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 339.201/5195
• Soggetto topico: Income distribution - Mathematical models; Armoede; Sociale achterstand
• Classificazione: 83.13
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-170) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Measurement of Income Inequality -- Inequality and Income Poverty -- Measuring Income Deprivation -- The Measurement of Income Polarization -- The Measurement of Multidimensional Inequality -- The Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty.
• Sommario/riassunto: The study of inequality, polarization and poverty is crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the population of a country. Conceptual and methodological advances and better data have provided better insights into these issues in recent years, and it is the objective of the book to present a systematic and up-to-date treatment of the developments in the subject. Both welfare theoretic and descriptive approaches are discussed and, since the wellbeing of a population depends on income and non-income indicators, both unidimensional and multidimensional frameworks are taken into consideration. The technical terms and mathematical operations employed to analyze the results are explained intuitively in non-technical terms, and numerical analyses and graphical representations help to illustrate important concepts.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inequality, Polarization and Poverty
• ISBN: 0-387-79253-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910809309103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion and well-being ; ; v. 6.