Human Development Papers : Poverty and Human Development

A look at poverty from a human development perspective. The 1997 edition presents six of the background papers prepared for the 1997 Human Development Report. They present a detailed & up-to-date analysis of poverty which goes beyond traditional income measures of deprivation. Causes & manifestations are also addressed. Discussions surround the theoretical & mathematical background for the development of the Human Poverty Index (HPI); the development of poverty in the current era of globalization of the world economy; poverty in the advanced industrialized countries; various difficulties confronting analysts in traditional approaches to the measurement of poverty; empowerment as an approach to poverty; & income poverty.Anand, Sudhir is the author of 'Human Development Papers : Poverty and Human Development' with ISBN 9789211260816 and ISBN 9211260817.