Measuring Poverty around the World

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The final book from a towering pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality-a critically important examination of poverty around the world In this, his final book, economist Anthony Atkinson, one of the world's great social scientists and a pioneer in the study of poverty and inequality, offers an inspiring analysis of a central question: What

Anthony B. Atkinson (1944-2017) was a Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford, and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. His many books include Inequality: What Can Be Done?, Public Economics in Action, Lectures on Public Economics (with Joseph E. Stiglitz) (Princeton), and The Economics of Inequality.

"One of Prospect's Best Economics Books of 2019" "[Measuring Poverty around the World] advocates more sophisticated ways of monitoring progress-and regression-in reducing poverty. That way, when having political discussions, we know exactly what we're talking about." * Prospect * "[Atkinson] is clear about the links between poverty and sustainable development, the two creating a vicious circle of damage and deprivation."---Liz Thomson, i Newspaper "[Measuring Poverty around the World] is written for a broad audience, and it deserves such an audience.... In the struggle ahead to assure that progress against poverty is maintained and hopefully accelerated, the type of intellectually honest, scholarly yet socially committed, research exemplified by Tony Atkinson throughout his career will be needed in spades."---Martin Ravallion, Journal of Economic Inequality "This book demonstrates the strength of Atkinson's legacy for future generations of poverty scholars and underscores how the centrality of poverty to the political debate makes its measurement both a vital and delicate task."---Roberto Iacono, LSE Review of Books "Tony Atkinson's extraordinary attention to detail for every element in measuring poverty should make it a bible for all those in every country dealing with the measurement of poverty and formulating policies for its reduction."---Madras Sivaraman, International Journal of Environmental Studies "Atkinson's work is hugely instructive."---Udit Misra, Indian Express "In a rapidly changing world, with ever mounting global problems, researchers would do well to follow Atkinson's socially conscious, ethically informed, and policy relevant approach to research and problem solving."---Brian Colgan, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics "An excellent introduction to the most important issues in the measurement of poverty." * Economics & Philosophy *