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 …

"This book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute consumption poverty and a first-order dominance approach …

. Nevertheless, real and durable factors appear to be at play on the sub-continent with positive implications for growth and poverty …