The poverty of "the poverty rate" : measure and mismeasure of want in modern America
by Nicholas Eberstadt
| Year of publication: |
c 2008
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| Authors: | Eberstadt, Nick |
| Institutions: | American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Washington, DC : AEI Press |
| Subject: | Armut | Poverty | Lebensstandard | Standard of living | Messung | Measurement | Indexberechnung | Index construction | USA | United States |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | XV, 175 S. graph. Darst. |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Type of publication (narrower categories): | Statistik ; Statistics |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references What is the official poverty rate, and what does it actually measure? -- Poverty trends in modern America, according to the official poverty rate -- The official poverty rate versus other statistical indicators bearing on material deprivation in America -- Systematic differences between income and expenditures among poorer households in modern America -- Accounting for the widening reported gap between income and consumption for lower-income Americans -- Trends in living standards for low-income Americans -- Conclusion : wanted, new poverty measure(s) in modern America 0809 |
| ISBN: | 0-8447-4246-5 ; 978-0-8447-4246-5 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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