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Measuring Poverty around the World (Hardcover)
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Measuring Poverty around the World (Hardcover)
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The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and
inequality-a critically important examination of 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 of how poverty is-and should be-measured. Bringing
together evidence about the nature and extent of poverty across the
world and including case studies of sixty countries, Atkinson
addresses both financial poverty and other indicators of
deprivation. He starts from first principles about the meaning of
poverty, translates these into concrete measures, and analyzes the
data to which the measures can be applied. Crucially, he integrates
international organizations' measurements of poverty with
countries' own national analyses. Atkinson died before he was able
to complete the book, but at his request it was edited for
publication by two of his colleagues, John Micklewright and Andrea
Brandolini. In addition, Francois Bourguignon and Nicholas Stern
provide afterwords that address key issues from the unfinished
chapters: how poverty relates to growth, inequality, and climate
change. The result is an essential contribution to efforts to
alleviate poverty around the world.
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