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Poverty and Equity : Measurement, Policy, and Estimation with DAD.
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 dev...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
International Development Research Centre,
2006.
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| Colección: | Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion and wellness
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (416 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9781552502297 1552502295 0387333185 9780387333182 |