Poverty And Well-being In East Africa: A Multi-faceted Economic Approach (economic Studies In Inequality, Social Exclusion And Well-being)
by Almas Heshmati /
2016 / English / PDF
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This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and
well-being in East Africa. Using a multidimensional approach, the
authors hope to provide a broad view of poverty and a thorough
account of the variables that contribute to it. As opposed to
traditional studies of poverty, which focus mainly on material
well-being, this volume includes criteria such as material
standard of living, health, education, housing, personal
security, access to information, freedom, participation in
organization, corruption, trust, and employment. The studies
highlighted in this volume are grouped into the following four
research areas: child poverty and malnutrition, dynamics and
determinants of poverty, multidimensional measures of poverty,
and energy-environment-poverty relationships. Together, these
studies provide a comprehensive picture of the state of
multidimensional poverty, its measurement, causal factors, and
policies and practices in Burundi, Cameron, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania. The
methodology utilized in the studies is diverse as well, ranging
from econometric analysis to decision theory, to neoclassical
growth models. This book is geared towards students and
researchers interested in economic development, welfare, and
poverty in Africa as well as policy makers and members of NGOs
and international aid agencies.
This volume is a collection of selected studies on poverty and
well-being in East Africa. Using a multidimensional approach, the
authors hope to provide a broad view of poverty and a thorough
account of the variables that contribute to it. As opposed to
traditional studies of poverty, which focus mainly on material
well-being, this volume includes criteria such as material
standard of living, health, education, housing, personal
security, access to information, freedom, participation in
organization, corruption, trust, and employment. The studies
highlighted in this volume are grouped into the following four
research areas: child poverty and malnutrition, dynamics and
determinants of poverty, multidimensional measures of poverty,
and energy-environment-poverty relationships. Together, these
studies provide a comprehensive picture of the state of
multidimensional poverty, its measurement, causal factors, and
policies and practices in Burundi, Cameron, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania. The
methodology utilized in the studies is diverse as well, ranging
from econometric analysis to decision theory, to neoclassical
growth models. This book is geared towards students and
researchers interested in economic development, welfare, and
poverty in Africa as well as policy makers and members of NGOs
and international aid agencies.
