poverty and inequality in these areas. Specific issues covered by these papers include multidimensional poverty, equity … effects of school drop-outs, and the role of transfer programs in reducing Latin American poverty. Additional papers provide …

For anyone wanting to learn, in practical terms, how to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty, "The … Handbook on Poverty and Inequality" is the place to start. Designed initially to support training courses on poverty analysis … the measurement of poverty and poverty lines, how to create poverty profiles, the comparison of poverty over time and …