Measuring Poverty Around the World
In this, his final book, economist Anthony Atkinson, one of the world's great social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality, offers an inspiring analysis of a central question: What is poverty and how much of it is there around the globe? The persistence of poverty--in rich and poor countries alike--is one of the most serious problems facing humanity. Better measurement of poverty is essential for raising awareness, motivating action, designing good policy, gauging progress, and holding political leaders accountable for meeting targets. To help make this possible, Atkinson provides a critically important examination o…
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- ISBN: 978-0-691-19122-5
- EAN: 9780691191225
- Produktnummer: 29273897
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 464 S.
- Masse: H24.2 cm x B16.4 cm x D3.2 cm 833 g
- Abbildungen: 80 b/w illus. 8 tables.
- Gewicht: 833
Über den Autor
Anthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017) was a Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford, and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. His many books include Inequality: What Can Be Done?, Public Economics in Action, Lectures on Public Economics (with Joseph E. Stiglitz) (Princeton), and The Economics of Inequality.
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