These lectures aim to help readers understand the logics and nature of the main indicators of inequality and poverty …, with special attention to their social welfare underpinnings. The key approach consists in linking inequality and poverty … measurement with welfare evaluation. As concern for inequality and poverty stems from ethical considerations, the measurement of …

panel data for 2003−2007. The period covered by this book coincides with the unexpected reversal of the poverty trend … observed in 2006 to the present which raised a question of vulnerability to poverty of Mexican households that had emerged from … poverty in the early 2000s under a stable economic condition. The author applies different methodologies in defining …

in relative prices on inequality and poverty. This book shows the shift in the literature on prices from being an … theory-based analysis of household behavior. It also includes recent developments in the poverty measurement literature …, documenting the shift from the exclusively money metric and unidimensional poverty measures to multidimensional poverty …

tackle the underlying causes of food poverty. The research is timely, and considers a range of disciplines and practices …1. The Growing Problems of Food Poverty and Insecurity -- 2. Growth of Food Banks in the UK (and Europe): Leftover Food … for Leftover People -- 3. The Cultural and economic Dimensions of Food Poverty -- 4. Food Banks and their Contribution …

for poverty and inequality measurement in affluent societies such as the UK. Sen argues that an individual?s welfare …

three different countries (Scotland, USA, and Italy) towards the adoption of outcome-based performance management systems in … National Performance Framework and Scotland Performs -- Minassians & Roy - Governance Structures and the “(De …

the differing economic and political views that have persisted between England and Scotland for centuries. With twenty …Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: The Political and Economic Contest and Context: Scotland and England Before the …

identification of various ‘functionings’ associated with the ownership of land in the context of Scotland. Contemporary approaches to …1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical Framework -- 3. Case Studies from Scotland -- 4. Conclusion …