In this paper we propose the use of an alternative methodology to track low incomes based on Atkinson`s (1970) family of equally distributed equivalent income functions, which are called general means here. We provide a new characterization of general means that justifies their use in this...

In recent decades, absolute poverty incidence declined in most countries of Southeast Asia, even though in some of these countries inequality increased at the same time. This paper examines the relationship between these outcomes and the rate of economic growth in the agricultural, industrial...

Up until the recent crisis, the Southeast Asian region had been regarded as one of the most dynamic regions in the global economy. Their industrial structures have undergone a process of adjustment into more capital-intensive and technologically sophisticated manufacturing sectors. These...