Identifying the Poor - Using Subjective and Consensual Measures

List of contents

1. Defining and Measuring Poverty 2. Consensual Income Methods 3. The Consensual Standard of Living Approach 4. Income Evaluation Methods: A Review 5. Income Evaluation Methods: Empirical Results for Belgium 6. Interpretation, Validity and Usefulness of the Income Evualation Method 7. The Income Satisfaction Method 8. Summary and Conclusions

About the author

Karel Van Den Bosch

Summary

This title was first published in 2002: The book focuses on one particular approach to the issue, where survey respondents are asked for their views, and outlines the four variants in the approach: the consensual income method; the consensual standard of living method; the income evaluation method; and the income satisfaction method.

Product details

• Authors: Van Den Bosch, Karel Van Den Bosch
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138724051
• ISBN: 978-1-138-72405-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Poverty & unemployment, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Society and culture: general, Poverty and precarity