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Title:

Defining poverty in the developing world / edited by Frances Stewart, Ruhi Saith, Barbara Harriss-White.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2007

Description:

xvi, 264 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Poverty--Developing countries--Evaluation.
Basic needs--Developing countries.
Marginality, Social--Developing countries.
Quality of life--Developing countries.
Income distribution--Developing countries.

Other Authors:

Stewart, Frances, 1940-
Saith, Ruhi.
Harriss-White, Barbara, 1946-

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

9. Alternative realities? : different concepts of poverty, their empirical consequences and policy implications : overview and conclusions / Frances Stewart, Ruhi Saith, Susana Franco and Barbara Harriss-White. 2. monetary approach to poverty : a survey of concepts and methods / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi -- 3. Capabilities : the concept and its implementation / Ruhi Saith -- 4. Social exclusion : the concept and application to developing countries / Ruhi Saith -- 5. Participatory methods in the analysis of poverty : a critical review / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi -- 6. Poverty in India : a comparison of different approaches / Ruhi Saith and Abhilasha Sharma -- 7. Poverty in Peru : a comparison of different approaches / Susana Franco -- 8. Destitution in India and Peru / Barbara Harriss-White -- 9. Alternative realities? : different concepts of poverty, their empirical consequences and policy implications : overview and conclusions / Frances Stewart, Ruhi Saith, Susana Franco and Barbara Harriss-White.

ISBN:

0230516726
9780230516724

OCLC:

(OCoLC)174053004

LCCN:

2006048009

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)