International Analysis Poverty

ISBN-13: 9780745013756 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 304 str.

Peter (Lecturer Townsend; Leroy Ed. Townsend; Leroy Ed Townsend

Opis

This is a survey of the author's work on international poverty, covering his contribution to the debate on the conceptualization and measurement of poverty. The theoretical sections of the book are illustrated with empirical observations from Third and First World countries.

Spis treści

PART I Theory and Measurement of Poverty 1 Introduction: The Changing World Map of Poverty 2 Conceptualising Poverty 3 What is Enough? The Definition of a Poverty Line -(with Dave Gordon) 4 Deprivation 5 A Theory of Poverty 6 Theoretical Disputes about Poverty 7 Meaningful Statistics on Poverty PART II The Third World 8 Poverty and Planning in India 9 Poverty in Kenya PART III The First World 10 The Poor Are Poorer 11 Hard Times: The Prospects For European Social Policy

O autorze

Peter Townsend, in association with the Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change.