Measuring Global Poverty - Toward a Pro-Poor Approach

Informationen zum Autor SCOTT WISOR is Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the Australian National University, Australia. Klappentext The author examines the moral, methodological, and practical problems that arise from poverty measurement. He establishes a methodological framework for analyzing poverty conceptions and measures, and concludes with concrete recommendations regarding both the procedures for and substance of future global poverty measurement. Zusammenfassung The author examines the moral! methodological! and practical problems that arise from poverty measurement. He establishes a methodological framework for analyzing poverty conceptions and measures! and concludes with concrete recommendations regarding both the procedures for and substance of future global poverty measurement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK Introducing Poverty Measurement A Defense of Global Poverty Measurement A Pro-Poor Methodology PART II: COMPETING CONCEPTIONS AND MEASURES OF POVERTY Monetary Approaches Basic Needs Capabilities Social Exclusion Rights PART III: THE WAY FORWARD New Values, New Desiderata Public Reason and Poverty Measurement Toward Pro-Poor Global Poverty Measurement Notes References Index

List of contents

Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations PART I: AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK Introducing Poverty Measurement A Defense of Global Poverty Measurement A Pro-Poor Methodology PART II: COMPETING CONCEPTIONS AND MEASURES OF POVERTY Monetary Approaches Basic Needs Capabilities Social Exclusion Rights PART III: THE WAY FORWARD New Values, New Desiderata Public Reason and Poverty Measurement Toward Pro-Poor Global Poverty Measurement Notes References Index

Product details

• Authors: S Wisor, S. Wisor, Scott Wisor, Scott Wisor Wisor
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781349337903
• ISBN: 978-1-349-33790-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; B, Social Inequality, Ethics, Political Philosophy, Social & ethical issues, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Political Economy, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Ethics and moral philosophy, Social Structure, Social Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Social sciences—Philosophy, International Political Economy, Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Development Economics, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, International Political Economy’, concept;future;knowledge;methodology;morality;poverty;reason