1st Edition

International Analysis Poverty

By Peter Townsend Copyright 1993
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1993. The scientific and political debate about poverty has been changing fast -with dramatic implications for intellectual interpretation and action by governments- and the intention in publishing this volume is to contribute to that debate. Scientists concerned to analyse poverty have been thrust by events into greater international service. But there are sinister forces at... Read more
PART I Theory and Measurement of Poverty 1 Introduction: The Changing World Map of Poverty 2 Conceptualising Poverty 3 What is Enough? The Definition of a Poverty Line -(with Dave Gordon) 4 Deprivation 5 A Theory of Poverty 6 Theoretical Disputes about Poverty 7 Meaningful Statistics on Poverty PART II The Third World 8 Poverty and Planning in India 9 Poverty in Kenya PART III The First World 10 The Poor Are Poorer 11 Hard Times: The Prospects For European Social Policy

Biography

Peter Townsend, in association with the Michael Harrington Center for Democratic Values and Social Change.