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 … from developing countries in their own poverty assessments. The book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute …

"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 … operationalized, as well as a synthesis, an extension to inequality, and a look forward."--Page [4] of cover …

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

integrate various strands of literature on status effects. -- inequality ; inter-temporal consumer choice ; utility ; poverty …In the presence of inequality a status-driven utility function reconciles the conflict between income-based and … nutrition-based measures of poverty. Moreover, it can explain why the poor tend to save less, an established empirical fact in …