Understanding Poverty Rates and Gaps (Foundations and Trends(R) in Microeconomics)
Publisher: Now Publishers Inc
Published: June 16, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 88
ISBN-13: 9781933019277
Subjects: Microeconomics; Poverty; Social research & statistics; Economics - Microeconomics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Business & Economics / Microeconomics
First sentence: Measuring the economic status of low-income individuals and families is a central focus of poverty scholars, and is at the fore of much public policy debate.