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Inequality and Poverty
Author(s)
Sen, Amartya
Abstract
The major issue in measuring poverty is the need to pay attention to all aspects of the problems of measurement- particularly to distribution-sensitivity. It is important to question the relevance of income space in poverty measurement.
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102-107
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Inequality Reexamined
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PubDate
1992
ISBN_ISSN
0674452550
Poverty
Concepts and Measurement
Poverty Alleviation
Poverty and Economic Growth
Poverty and Inequality