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Analysis of multidimensional poverty : theory and case studies /
This book presents a new method for measuring multidimensional poverty. The author critically analyzes various statistical approaches, and proposes a new way of applying a factorial technique, Multiple Correspondence Analysis, to poverty analysis. The core of this new approach rests on the identific...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Verlag,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion and well-being ;
v. 7. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book presents a new method for measuring multidimensional poverty. The author critically analyzes various statistical approaches, and proposes a new way of applying a factorial technique, Multiple Correspondence Analysis, to poverty analysis. The core of this new approach rests on the identification of poverty types and on the construction of a Composite Indicator of Poverty, which objectively weights the multiple categories of poverty. Built as a two-step approach, Multiple Correspondence Analysis allows for the integration of unidimensional money-metric techniques. The author reflects o. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441908438 1441908439 9781552504604 1552504603 |