"The Routledge Handbook of Gender and Development provides a comprehensive statement and reference point for gender and … reviews and appraisals of the current state of gender and development and considers future trends. It includes theoretical and … politics and policy of how we think about and practice gender and development. Organized into eight inter-related sections, the …

Detailed analyses of poverty and wellbeing in developing countries, based on household surveys, have been ongoing for …, and their information base with respect to poverty and wellbeing has improved dramatically. Nevertheless, appropriate … measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes …