Defining Poverty in the Developing World

Using data for India and Peru, the authors compare and contrast four different approaches to poverty analysis at a theoretical and empirical level. The research reveals the implications for measuring poverty and for policy, concluding that the approach chosen does make a marked difference to conclusions drawn.

Acknowledgements Introduction; F.Stewart, C.R.Laderchi & R.Saith The Monetary Approach to Poverty: A Survey of Concepts and Methods; C.R.Laderchi Capabilities: The Concept and Its Implementation; R.Saith Social Exclusion: The Concept and Application to Developing Countries; R.Saith Participatory Methods in the Analysis of Poverty: A Critical Review; C.R.Laderchi Poverty in India: A Comparison of Different Approaches; R.Saith with A.Sharma Different Concepts of Poverty; S.Franco Destitution in India and Peru; B.Harriss-White Alternative Realities? Different Concepts of Poverty, their Empirical Consequences and Policy Implications: Overview and Conclusions; F.Stewart, R.Saith & B.Harriss-White Bibliography Index

SUSANA FRANCO (Ph.D. Notingham) economist who has specialised in Development Economics CATERINA RUGGERI LADERCHI poverty economist at the World Bank ABHILASHA SHARMA Associate Fellow at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER),New Delhi, India