Pro-poor growth strategies in Africa : an elusive consensus: definitions, measurement and analysis of poverty
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2003-06Author(s)/Corporate Author (s)
May, Julian;United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa;
Economic Policy Research Center;
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This chapter, which reviews 24 studies sponsored by the UNDP in 11 countries, shows that there is great variation in the manner in which poverty is being defined and measured in developing countries. We first examine some alternative conceptualisations of poverty used in the countries covered in the chapter. We then look at indicators and measures, contrasting the poverty line approach with composite indicators of social wellbeing and basic need satisfaction.
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“May, Julian; United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa; Economic Policy Research Center (2003-06). Pro-poor growth strategies in Africa : an elusive consensus: definitions, measurement and analysis of poverty. UN. ECA Expert Group Meeting ( 2003, June 23-24 : Kampala, Uganda). Addis Ababa :. © UN. ECA,. https://hdl.handle.net/10855/4064”Conference
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- Social Development [6585]