Comparing Poverty in 13 OECD Countries Traditional and Synthetic Approaches

A comprehensive look not only into the poverty rankings but the methodology used to gain them. Special attention and is paid to the unit of economic analysis, choice of equivalence scale, and selection of approach to define and measure poverty. The role of the state in alleviating poverty is also investigated.

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Year of publication:	1993
Authors:	Förster, Michael
Publisher:	Luxembourg : Luxembourg Income Study (LIS)

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Series:	LIS Working Paper Series ; 100
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/160772 [Handle] RePEc:lis:liswps:100 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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