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Inequality, Poverty and Well-being (Studies in Development Economics and Policy)

By Mark McGillivray

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
1403987521, 9781403987525, 9780230625594
Open Library ID
OL18272922M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1270599 bytes)
Edition
annotated edition
Pages
288\285
Topic
Economy
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

With more than a billion people living on less than one dollar per day, some evidence of increasing gaps in living conditions within and between countries and the clear evidence of substantial declines in life expectancy or other health outcomes in some parts of the world, the related topics of inequality, poverty and well-being are core international issues. More is known about inequality, poverty and well-being than ever before as a result of conceptual and methodological advances and better data. Yet many debates persist and numerous important questions remain unanswered. This book examines inequality, poverty and well-being concepts and corresponding empirical measures. Attempting to push future research in new and important directions, the book has a strong analytical orientation, consisting of a mix of conceptual and empirical analyses that constitute new and innovative contributions to the research literature.

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