Many Dimensions of Poverty

by N. Kakwani (Editor), J. Silber (Editor)

Overview

With representatives from different disciplines stressing the central importance of freedom in analyzing poverty and emphasizing some important policy issues, this book offers a view of poverty that will orient research in directions previously neglected, and help those in charge of implementing poverty reduction policies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349281671
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2007
Edition description:	1st ed. 2007
Pages:	279
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

SABINA ALKIRE Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA RUTH ALSOP The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA SARA BERRY Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA CESAR CALVO University of Oxford, Oxford, UK ROBERT CHAMBERS University of Sussex, Brighton, UK STEFAN DERCON University of Oxford, Oxford, UK DAVID B. GRUSKY Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA DAVID HULME University of Manchester, Manchester, UK ANDY MCKAY University of Bath, Bath, UK MARCELO CÔRTES NERI Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazil; Brazilian Institute of Economics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil JOAQUINA PALOMAR LEVER Iberoamerican University, Mexico, DF, Mexico LINDA JANSEN VAN RENSBURG North-West University, South Africa ALICE SINDZINGRE National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Paris, France; School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK H. SON HYUN International Poverty Centre, Brasilia, Brazil ERIK THORBECKE Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA MARCELO CASAL XEREZ Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Brazil; Brazilian Ministry of Finance, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil KIM A. WEEDEN Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Table of Contents

Preface; N.Kakwani Foreword; N.Lustig Introduction: The Many Dimensions of Poverty; N.Kakwani & J.Silber PART ONE: DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES, DIVERSE PERCEPTIONS Multidimensional Poverty: Conceptual and Measurement Issues; E.Thorbecke Measuring Poverty: The Case for a Sociological Approach; D.B.Grusky & K.A.Weeden Poverty Counts: Living with Poverty and Poverty Measures; S.Berry The Multidimensionality of Poverty: An Institutionalist Perspective; A.Sindzingre The Subjective Dimension of Poverty: A Psychological Viewpoint; J.Palomar Lever PART II: ON POVERTY AND FREEDOM The Capability Approach: Mapping Measurement Issues and Choosing Dimensions; S.Alkire On the Concept and Measurement of Empowerment; R.Alsop Participation, Pluralism and Perceptions of Poverty; R.Chambers A Human Rights Based Approach to Poverty; L.J.van Rensburg PART III: EXTENDING THE CONCEPT OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY Indentifying and Measuring Chronic Poverty: Beyond Monetary Measures?; D.Hulme & A.McKay Risk and Vulnerability to Poverty; C.Calvo & S.Dercon PART IV: CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES On the Political Economy of Poverty Alleviation; M.C.Neri & M.C.Xerez On Assessing the Pro-Poorness of Government Programmes: International Comparisons; N.Kakwani & H.H.Son