Handbook on Poverty + Inequality

Jonathan Haughton

Description

'Handbook on Poverty + Inequality' was originally designed to support training courses in poverty analysis and inequality. The 'Handbook' begins with an explanatory text that includes numerous examples, multiple-choice questions to ensure active learning, and extensive practical exercises that use Stata statistical software. The 'Handbook' will help researchers and evaluators in charge of preparing background materials for Poverty Reducation Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and those responsible for monitoring and evaluating poverty reduction programs and policies.
The World Bank Institute has used the 'Handbook' in training workshops in countries from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, to Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, to Malawi and Tanzania, as well as in university courses on poverty and in distance education courses with participants from Asian and African countries. The 'Handbook' has also been used in an online asynchronous course with more than 200 participants worldwide. Using the feedback from these courses, the authors have created a clearly-written text that balances rigor with practicality.
The 'Handbook' is designed to be accessible to people with a university-level background in science or the social sciences. It is an invaluable tool for policy analysts, researchers, college students, and government officials working on policy issues related to poverty and inequality.

Sujets

• Poverty reduction
• Social change

Informations

• Publié par: world-bank-publications
• Publié le: 27 mars 2009
• Nombre de lectures: 53
• EAN13: 9780821376140
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Handbook on Poverty and InequalityHandbook on Poverty
and Inequality
Jonathan Haughton
Shahidur R. Khandker© 2009 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
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DOI: 10.1596/978-0-8213-7613-3
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Haughton, Jonathan Henry.
Handbook on poverty and inequality / Jonathan Haughton and Shahidur R. Khandker.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN 978-0-8213-7613-3—ISBN 978-0-8213-7614-0 (electronic)
1. Poverty—Statistical methods. 2. Poverty—Econometric models. 3. Equality— Economic aspects—
Econometric models. I. Khandker, Shahidur R. II. Title.
HC79.P6H344 2009
339.4'60727—dc22
2009000849
Cover design: Patricia Hord.Graphik DesignContents
Preface xv
Foreword xvii
About the Authors xix
Abbreviations xxi
1 What Is Poverty and Why Measure It? 1
Summary 1
Learning Objectives 2
Introduction: The Concepts of Well-Being and Poverty 2
Why Measure Poverty? 3
Thinking Systematically: Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers 6
Notes 7
References 7
2M easuring Poverty 9
Summary 9
Learning Objectives 10
Introduction: Steps in Measuring Poverty 10
Household Surveys 11
Measuring Poverty: Choosing an Indicator of Welfare 20
Notes 35
References 35
3 Poverty Lines 39
Summary 39
Learning Objectives 40
Introduction: Defining a Poverty Line 40
Issues in Choosing an Absolute Poverty Line 46
Solution A: Objective Poverty Lines 49
vContents
Solution B: Subjective Poverty Lines 60
Notes 64
References 64
4 Measures of Poverty 67
Summary 67
Learning Objectives 68
Introduction 68
Headcount Index 68
Poverty Gap Index 70
Squared Poverty Gap (Poverty Severity) Index 71
Sen Index 74
The Sen-Shorrocks-Thon Index 74
The Watts Index 77
Time Taken to Exit 78
Other Measures 80
References 81
5 Poverty Indexes: Checking for Robustness 83
Summary 83
Learning Objectives 84
Introduction 84
Sampling Error 85
Measurement Error 87
Equivalence Scales 89
Choice of Poverty Line and Poverty Measure 92
A Single Measure of Standard of Living 93
Note 100
References 100
6 Inequality Measures 101
Summary 101
Learning Objectives 102
Introduction: Definition of Inequality 102
Commonly Used Summary Measures of Inequality 103
Inequality Comparisons 108
Measuring Pro-Poor Growth 110
Decomposition of Income Inequality 111
Income Distribution Dynamics 115
Note 119
vi References 119Contents
7 Describing Poverty: Poverty Profiles 121
Summary 121
Learning Objectives 122
Introduction: What Is a Country Poverty Profile? 122
Additive Poverty Measures 126
Profile Presentation 126
Poverty Comparisons over Time 127
Excerpts from Poverty Profiles for Indonesia and Cambodia 130
Poverty Mapping 136
Automating Poverty Profiles: The ADePT 2.0 Program 140
Note 143
References 143
8 Understanding the Determinants of Poverty 145
Summary 145
Learning Objectives 146
Introduction: What Causes Poverty? 146
Household and Individual-Level Characteristics 149
Analyzing the Determinants of Poverty: Regression Techniques 152
Note 158
References 158
9 Poverty Reduction Policies 161
Summary 161
Learning Objectives 162
Introduction 162
Is Growth Good for the Poor? 162
Pro-Poor Growth 165
An Example: Tanzania 175
Note 179
References 179
10 International Poverty Comparisons 181
Summary 181
Learning Objectives 182
Introduction 182
Overview of Poverty Analysis 183
International Poverty Comparisons 184
Survey Data and National Accounts 191
Debate 1: Is World Poverty Falling? 194
Debate 2: Is World Poverty Really Falling? 196 viiContents
Conclusion 200
Notes 201
References 201
11 The Analysis of Poverty over Time 203
Summary 203
Learning Objectives 204
Introduction: Sources of Information on Poverty over Time 204
Advantages of Panel Surveys 208
Drawbacks of Panel Surveys 211
Other Issues in Panel and Repeated Cross-Sectional Data 213
Chronic versus Transient Poverty 214
Case Study: The Asian Financial Crisis and Poverty in Indonesia 218
Poverty Transition Matrix, December 1998–August 1999 227
Notes 227
References 228
12 Vulnerability to Poverty 231
Summary 231
Learning Objectives 232
Introduction: Why Measure Vulnerability? 232
Vulnerability to Poverty Defined 234
Quantifying Vulnerability to Poverty 236
Sources of Vulnerability 243
Lessons from Studies of Vulnerability to Poverty 246
Notes 247
References 247
13 Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation 249
Summary 249
Learning Objectives 250
Introduction 250
Poverty Monitoring 251
Impact Evaluation: Micro Projects 256
Impact Ev Macro Projects 268
Notes 271
References 271
14 Using Regression 273
Summary 273
Learning Objectives 274viii