Resources, deprivation, and poverty
Auteur :
Nolan, Brian / Whelan, Christopher T.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198287858
Date de publication :
30 mai 1996
Dimensions :
24,8 x 16,4 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
561 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The issue of this book is how to define and measure poverty, in relatively rich countries, in a way which is valuable for policy-making. It looks at the identification of the poor to derive an index of poverty, and shows that poverty in developed countries cannot be measured using current income.