Research on Economic Inequality, Volume 9, Inequality, Welfare and Poverty: Theory and Measurement continues the series of original, timely and useful papers in applied welfare analysis. This volume contains fifteen papers on inequality theory, economic mobility, issues in empirical estimation,...

What is justice? / John Arthur and William H. Shaw -- What is political economy? / Martin Staniland -- What is poverty? / The Independent Commission on International Development Issues (The Brandt Commission) -- What is relative poverty? / Paul Harrison -- What is the economics that really...