This book explores trends of inequality and poverty in China, identifies their causes and assesses their consequences …

Detailed analyses of poverty and wellbeing in developing countries, based on household surveys, have been ongoing for …, and their information base with respect to poverty and wellbeing has improved dramatically. Nevertheless, appropriate … measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes …

-for example, to end poverty; (ii) proposes a new way to raise and govern international public funds; (iii) discusses the possible …