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Inequality polarization and poverty, advance in distributional analysis

By: Series: Economic studies in inequality, social exclusion, and well-being, v. 6Publication details: Springer 2009 New York Description: x, 178 pISBN:
  • 9780387792521
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.91
Summary: The study of inequality, polarization and poverty is crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the population of a country. Conceptual and methodological advances and better data have pried better insights into these issues in recent years, and it is the objective of the book to present a systematic and up-to-date treatment of the developments in the subject. Both welfare theoretic and descriptive approaches are discussed and, since the well being of a population depends on income and non-income indicators, both dimensional and multidimensional frameworks are taken into consideration. The technical terms and mathematical operations employed to analyze the results are explained intuitively in non-technical terms, and numerical analyses and graphical representations help to illustrate important concepts.
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Books Vikram Sarabhai Library Rack 23-B / Slot 998 (0 Floor, East Wing) Non-fiction General Stacks 338.91 C4I6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 170818

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-170) and index.

The study of inequality, polarization and poverty is crucial for understanding the economic well-being of the population of a country. Conceptual and methodological advances and better data have pried better insights into these issues in recent years, and it is the objective of the book to present a systematic and up-to-date treatment of the developments in the subject. Both welfare theoretic and descriptive approaches are discussed and, since the well being of a population depends on income and non-income indicators, both dimensional and multidimensional frameworks are taken into consideration. The technical terms and mathematical operations employed to analyze the results are explained intuitively in non-technical terms, and numerical analyses and graphical representations help to illustrate important concepts.

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