Measuring poverty around the world / Anthony B. Atkinson ; edited by John Micklewright and Andrea Brandolini ; with afterwords by Francois Bourguignon and Nicholas Stern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Anthony B., Author.

Contributor:

Micklewright, John, editor.

Brandolini, Andrea, editor.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 429 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality—a critically important examination of poverty around the worldIn 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, François 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

DETAILED CHAPTER CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES

FOREWORD

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

CHAPTER 2. What Do We Mean by Poverty?

CHAPTER 3. Clarifying Concepts

CHAPTER 4. The Key Role of Data

CHAPTER 5. Global Poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals

CHAPTER 6. Poverty in Asia and the Pacific

CHAPTER 7. Africa: Diversity of Experience

CHAPTER 8. Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean

CHAPTER 9. Poverty in Rich Countries and a Global Measure of Poverty

CHAPTER 10. Conclusions: Beyond $1.90 a Day

AFTERWORD. Growth, Inequality, and Poverty Reduction

AFTERWORD. Poverty and Climate Change

NATIONAL REPORTS FOR SIXTY COUNTRIES

NATIONAL REPORT REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF NAMES

INDEX OF SUBJECTS

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)

ISBN:

9780691191898

0691191891

OCLC:

1121099805