Overview
Recent theoretical and empirical studies have concluded that in order to be accurate, poverty and deprivation must be measured within a multidimensional framework that is consistent, efficient, and statistically robust. The fuzzy sets approach to poverty measurement was developed in the early 1990s and continues to be refined by scholars of economics and sociology who find the traditional ""monetary-only"" indicators to be inadequate and arbitrary. This volume brings together advanced thinking on the multidimensional measurement of poverty, including the theoretical background, applications to cross-sections using contemporary European examples, and longitudinal aspects of multidimensional fuzzy poverty analysis that pay particular attention to the transitory, or impermanent, conditions that often occur during transitions to market economies. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers and will be a useful text on poverty for advanced students in applied statistics, urban planning, economics, and sociology.
Full Product Details
Author: Achille A. Lemmi ,
Gianni Betti
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.456kg
ISBN: 9781441941718
ISBN 10: 1441941711
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 19 November 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD
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Reviews
From the reviews: The book is a collection written by economists, statisticians, and mathematicians. ... The book comprises 13 chapters together with the editorial introduction. ... As such, they contain a good deal of interesting empirical information. ... The book under review is the kind of book it is and draws on the social science, which it draws on. Of its kind, it is good. (David Byrne, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 48 (2), 2008)
From the reviews: The book is a collection written by economists, statisticians, and mathematicians. ! The book comprises 13 chapters together with the editorial introduction. ! As such, they contain a good deal of interesting empirical information. ! The book under review is the kind of book it is and draws on the social science, which it draws on. Of its kind, it is good. (David Byrne, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 48 (2), 2008)
From the reviews: The book is a collection written by economists, statisticians, and mathematicians. ... The book comprises 13 chapters together with the editorial introduction. ... As such, they contain a good deal of interesting empirical information. ... The book under review is the kind of book it is and draws on the social science, which it draws on. Of its kind, it is good. (David Byrne, Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 48 (2), 2008)
Author Information
Achille Lemmi is Professor of Economic Statistics at the University of Siena. His areas of interest and research include personal income distribution models, poverty and living conditions estimation and analysis, and poverty dynamics. Gianni Betti is Associate Professor of Economic Statistics at the University of Siena. His areas of interest and research include poverty and living conditions analysis, equivalence scales, small area estimation and poverty mapping.
