Outlines a method for controlling for compositional factors in the measurement of poverty. Bases the method on “shift …‐share analysis” and “direct standardization”, consistent with Sen’s (1976) influential axiomatic approach to poverty measurement …. Employs the popular poverty index proposed by Foster et al . (1984), which is one of the few summary poverty measures that can …

This paper is a study on child poverty from two perspectives: child income poverty (derived from family income) and … income‐based poverty measures and deprivation measures do not overlap. On the other hand, the relationship between poverty … and the child's living conditions is not linear. Uses micro‐econometric techniques to analyse child income poverty and …

/actual “poverty tours”, the article argues that while Antigua NGOs develop and host these poverty tours as a means of moving “hearts …

inequality and to design effective intervention policies. The purpose of this paper is to focus on poverty reduction and welfare … implication of the empirical findings suggests that Fiji is unlikely to achieve its Millennium Development Goal of halving poverty …

Purpose – There has been growing interest in recent years in modelling various poverty‐related issues. However, there … subsequent use in poverty focused models. The purpose of this paper is to fill this gap by empirically estimating best‐fit income … distribution functions for different household income groups and computing poverty and inequality indices for Sri Lanka. Design …

, income, assets and a much lower level of poverty than those without nonfarm participation. The intensity of nonfarm … implications – The findings suggest that any poverty alleviation policies should aim at improving the access of ethnic minorities …

. A particular concern has been measurement distortion, which violates a fundamental principle of graph construction …. Unfortunately, it is not yet known whether observed levels of measurement distortion are likely to affect users’ perceptions of … avoid distorting the perceptions of users, then no measurement distortions in excess of 10 per cent should be allowed. Users …