Detailed analyses of poverty and wellbeing in developing countries, based on household surveys, have been ongoing for … measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes … significantly lower the barriers to entry to the conduct of rigorous poverty measurement and increase the participation of analysts …

"This book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute consumption poverty and a first-order dominance approach … code streams provided, a chapter on 'estimation in practice', and a series of 11 case studies where the code streams are …