Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality

Edited by Udaya Wagle

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Covering global, comparative, and single-country contexts, this Research Handbook presents wide-ranging, cutting-edge research on poverty and inequality. It maps out international trends in poverty and inequality and explores the key conceptual and operational frameworks, practical analyses, and policy applications and outcomes.

Keywords: Development Studies; Geography; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781800882294
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to poverty and inequality , pp 1-13

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Ch 2 Poverty measurement: evolving concepts and measurement frameworks , pp 15-35

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Ch 3 Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey , pp 36-51

Benoit Decerf

Ch 4 Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation , pp 52-67

Koen Decancq

Ch 5 Concepts and measurements of economic inequality , pp 68-87

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Ch 6 Feminist approaches to poverty and gender inequality , pp 88-101

Randy Albelda

Ch 7 Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty , pp 103-117

Francesco Burchi and Daniele Malerba

Ch 8 Trends in multidimensional poverty in Latin America , pp 118-137

Mar'a Emma Santos

Ch 9 Examination of the effects of variation in the measurement of multidimensional poverty in the United States , pp 138-171

Roger White and Lindley Lee-Niegas

Ch 10 Multidimensional poverty in Hong Kong: measurements and implications , pp 172-185

Siu Ming Chan

Ch 11 Poverty, social mobility, and the middle class: evidence from South Africa , pp 186-204

Simone Schotte

Ch 12 Multidimensional poverty in India: a regional level analysis in the context of Sustainable Development Goals , pp 205-223

Pinaki Das, Bibek Paria and Shama Firdaush

Ch 13 Consistent, dense measures of inequality using grouped data: a global approach , pp 224-244

James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi

Ch 14 The possible impact of changes in demography on economic inequality in Europe , pp 245-260

M. Azhar Hussain and Bent Greve

Ch 15 Workers’ social capital and employment outcomes: the case of MENA countries , pp 261-281

Jieun Lee and Vladimir Hlasny

Ch 16 Determinants of intimate partner violence in Nepal , pp 282-304

Alice Kassens

Ch 17 The dynamics of poverty and inequality in Chile and Honduras over the past three decades , pp 305-321

Carlos Villalobos

Ch 18 Social protection, poverty, and inequality: global patterns and changes , pp 323-349

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Ch 19 Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries , pp 350-366

Armando Barrientos

Ch 20 Poverty and inequality in European welfare states , pp 367-377

Bent Greve

Ch 21 Poverty in Mexico: trends, determinants, and policies , pp 378-391

Jorge Garza-Rodriguez

Ch 22 Is growth pro-poor or pro-rich? The role of national pro-poor targeted programmes in Vietnam , pp 392-407

Phuc Van Phan and Martin O’Brien

Ch 23 Practices of microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh , pp 408-421

Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury

Ch 24 Income and energy usage in developing economies: using the case of Ghana , pp 422-438

Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Innocent Tetteh and Elvis Kwame Agyapong

Ch 25 International migration for poverty alleviation? The neoliberal element in the debates on migration for development and poverty alleviation , pp 439-452

Meltem Yılmaz _ener

Ch 26 Measuring the extra cost of disability: approaches, challenges, and prospects , pp 453-466

Vickie L. Edwards

Ch 27 Concluding observations , pp 467-470

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