Defining Poverty in the Developing World

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Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.

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Frances Stewart

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Developing Countries development evolution methods poverty development policy development aid

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'The core strength of the volume is the care with which both theoretical and empirical issues are explored...it will have lasting value as a classic in an assessment of the alternative concepts, definitions and measures of poverty.' - Journal of Human Development and Capabilities

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