Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Poverty Analysis

Erik Thorbecke

No DP2004-04, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to review a number of issues related to poverty, while taking stock of the ongoing research. Most of the remaining unresolved issues in poverty analysis are related directly or indirectly to the dynamics of poverty. Before the development community can become more successful in designing and implementing poverty-alleviation strategies, within the context of growth, we need to understand better the conditions under which some households remain permanently (chronically) poor and how others move in and out of poverty.

Keywords: Equality and inequality; Poverty; Poverty measurement; Methodology (Poverty); Welfare state (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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