Monitoring the condition of the poor in the third world: some aspects of measurement

Fergany N.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on definition and measurement of poverty in developing countries - reviews methodological and conceptual aspects and practical problems of poverty measurement based on low income, income distribution, nutrition, etc., outlines an approach based on social indicators such as malnutrition, starvation, land distribution, living conditions, health, etc.

Keywords: definition.; measurement.; poverty; methodology; low income.; income distribution; nutrition; social indicator; malnutrition; starvation; living conditions; health; définition; mesure; pauvreté; méthodologie; faible revenu; répartition du revenu; nutrition; indicateur social; malnutrition; famine; conditions de vie; santé; definición; medición; pobreza; metodología; bajos ingresos; distribución del ingreso; nutrición; indicador social; desnutrición; inanición; condiciones de vida; salud (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 P. pages
Date: 1981
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10-6, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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