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Kuklys examines how Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen?s approach to welfare measurement can be put in practice … for poverty and inequality measurement in affluent societies such as the UK. Sen argues that an individual?s welfare …
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measurement of these phenomena in Britain, Europe and Asia, and provided the statistical backbone for countless descriptions and …
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This book examines economic inequality and social disparity in Iran, together with their drivers, over the past four decades. During this period, income distribution and economic welfare were affected by the 1979 Revolution, the eight-year war with Iraq, post-war privatization and economic...
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Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or …
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measurement with welfare evaluation. As concern for inequality and poverty stems from ethical considerations, the measurement of … -- Inequality of opportunity -- Inequality and welfare -- Part ii: Poverty -- Poverty measurement -- Multidimensional poverty and …
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This book reviews the fulfillment of two Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely poverty and inequality, in the Indian subcontinent. It examines the complex interplay among development, inequality and poverty in relation to corruption, environmental resource management, agricultural...
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Darstellung der Krisen -- Beschreibung der Unsicherheit -- Geldpolitische Maßnahmen und ihre Wirkungen -- Fiskalpolitik -- Arbeitsmarktpolitik -- Ein abgestimmtes Konzept zur Krisenbekämpfung -- Folgen für die Wirtschaftspolitik.
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Dieses Buch betrachtet die Entwicklung der funktionalen und personellen Einkommensverteilung und deren Verortung im Feld der Wirtschaftswissenschaften im Zeitablauf. Zunächst werden die gängigen theoretischen Erklärungsansätze zur funktionalen und zur personellen Einkommensverteilung...
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The study of inequality, polarization and poverty is crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the population of a country. Conceptual and methodological advances and better data have provided better insights into these issues in recent years, and it is the objective of the book to...
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