| Description |
1 online resource (416 pages) |
| Series |
Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion and wellness |
| Contents |
Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1. WELL-BEING AND POVERTY; 2. THE EMPIRICAL MEASUREMENT OF WELL-BEING; 3. INTRODUCTION AND NOTATION; 4. MEASURING INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE; 5. MEASURING POVERTY; 6. ESTIMATING POVERTY LINES; 7. MEASURING PROGRESSIVITY AND VERTICAL EQUITY; 8. HORIZONTAL EQUITY, RERANKING AND REDISTRIBUTION; 9. DISTRIBUTIVE DOMINANCE; 10. POVERTY DOMINANCE; 11. WELFARE AND INEQUALITY DOMINANCE; 12. POVERTY ALLEVIATION: POLICY AND GROWTH; 13. TARGETING IN THE PRESENCE OF REDISTRIBUTIVE COSTS |
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14. AN INTRODUCTION TO DAD: A SOFTWARE FOR DISTRIBUTIVE ANALYSIS15. NON-PARAMETRIC ESTIMATION IN DAD; 16. ESTIMATION AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE; 17. STATISTICAL INFERENCE IN PRACTICE; 18. EXERCISES; References; Symbols; Authors; Subjects |
| Summary |
This text addresses the understanding and alleviation of poverty, inequality, and inequity using a unique and broad mix of concepts, measurement methods, statistical tools, software, and practical exercises. Part I discusses basic fundamental issues of well-being and poverty measurement. Part II develops an integrated framework for measuring poverty, social welfare, inequality, vertical equity, horizontal equity, and redistribution. Part III presents and develops recent methods for testing the robustness of distributive rankings. Part IV discusses ways of using policy to alleviate poverty, imp |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Equality.
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Poverty.
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Poverty
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poverty.
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Equality
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Poverty
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Araar, Abdelkrim
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| ISBN |
9781552502297 |
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1552502295 |
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0387333185 |
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9780387333182 |
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