Haughton, JonathanKhandker, Shahidur R.2012-12-212012-12-212009978-0-8213-7613-3https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11985The handbook on poverty and inequality provides tools to measure, describe, monitor, evaluate, and analyze poverty. It provides background materials for designing poverty reduction strategies. This book is intended for researchers and policy analysts involved in poverty research and policy making. The handbook began as a series of notes to support training courses on poverty analysis and gradually grew into a sixteen, chapter book. Now the Handbook consists of explanatory text with numerous examples, interspersed with multiple-choice questions (to ensure active learning) and combined with extensive practical exercises using stata statistical software. The handbook has been thoroughly tested. The World Bank Institute has used most of the chapters in training workshops in countries throughout the world, including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malawi, Pakistan, the Philippines, Tanzania, and Thailand, as well as in distance courses with substantial numbers of participants from numerous countries in Asia (in 2002) and Africa (in 2003), and online asynchronous courses with more than 200 participants worldwide (in 2007 and 2008). The feedback from these courses has been very useful in helping us create a handbook that balances rigor with accessibility and practicality. The handbook has also been used in university courses related to poverty.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAbsolute PovertyAbsolute Poverty Lineabsolute termsAdditive Poverty MeasuresAdult EquivalenceAdult EquivalentAdult Equivalentsagricultural productionagricultural sectoraid agenciesBasic NeedsCalorie IntakeCalories per daycash incomeChanges in PovertyCluster Samplingcombat povertycommunity characteristicsconsumption expenditureconsumption measureCorrelation CoefficientscorruptionCumulative DistributionDeterminants of PovertyDeveloping Countriesdietdimensions of povertydisseminationdistributional effectsdomestic povertydroughtDurable Goodseconomic growthEconomic Indicatorseconomic statusemployment incomeEquivalence ScalesEstimates of PovertyExpenditure FunctionFarm Incomefarm pricesfarmersfemale-headed householdsfertilityFood ConsumptionFood Consumption per CapitaFood Expenditurefood povertyFood Spendinggeographic targetingGoods Consumptiongovernment policiesHeadcount IndexHealth Carehealth workersHIPChousehold budgethousehold budget surveyhousehold characteristicshousehold compositionhousehold consumptionHousehold Headhousehold incomeHousehold Living StandardsHousehold Sizehousehold surveyHousehold Surveyshousehold welfarehousinghousing conditionsImpact Evaluationimpact on povertyIncidence AnalysisIncomeIncome DistributionIncome InequalityIncome Povertyindividual householdsindividual welfareInequalityinfantinfant mortalityinfant mortality ratesInsuranceInternational ComparisonInternational Poverty Comparisonslabor forceLearninglegal statuslevels of educationlife expectancyLife Indicatorslimited resourcesliving conditionsmalnutritionMeasurement Errormeasurement of povertyMeasuring PovertyMillennium Development Goalsminoritymountainous areasnational levelnational povertynational poverty rateNational StrategyNgonumber of adultsnumber of householdsnumber of peoplenutritional statusOld Agepanel data setsPensionsper Capita Consumptionper Capita Expenditureper Capita Expenditure Quintilesper capita incomepolicy makersPolitical EconomyPoorPoor Countriespoor fishermenpoor healthpoor householdsPoor peoplepoorer areaspoorer householdspoppypoppy cultivationpopulation censuspopulation sizePoverty AnalysisPoverty AssessmentsPoverty Comparisonspoverty dataPoverty Deficit CurvesPoverty DeterminantsPoverty EstimatesPoverty GapPoverty Gap IndexPoverty IncidencePoverty Incidence CurvePoverty Incidence CurvesPoverty IndexesPoverty LinePoverty LinesPoverty MappingPoverty MeasurePoverty measurementPoverty MeasuresPoverty Monitoringpoverty povertyPoverty ProfilePoverty ProfilesPoverty RatePoverty RatesPoverty Reductionpoverty reduction strategiesPoverty Reduction StrategyPoverty Reduction Strategy PaperPoverty Reduction Strategy PapersPoverty Severitypowerlessnessprogramsprogressprostitutionpublic policypublic servicesPublic SpendingPurchasing PowerPurchasing Power Parityquality controlQuality of LifeRandom SampleReduction of PovertyRegression Analysisremittancesremote areasResponse Biasrunning waterRuralrural areaRural Areasrural energyrural financesample sizesavingsSchoolingself-confidenceself-employmentsocial sciencesSocio-Economic SurveySocioeconomic SurveysStandard ErrorsStochastic DominanceSurvey DataTargetingtelevisionTVUrban Migrationurban povertyVillage FundVulnerabilityVulnerability to PovertyVulnerable Householdswelfare indicatorwelfare indicatorswelfare measurewelfare measureswelfare of individualsyoung childyoung childrenWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-7613-3