Much of the literature on inequality, both that on the theoretical features of inequality measurement and that on the … discussion of the results of empirical analysis, has preferred to focus on income inequality. This paper looks into the analysis … of wealth inequality, which can be performed by carefully adapting the techniques used in the case of income …

The present paper discusses the poverty measurement techniques being used in and the poverty profile of Bangladesh … Poverty Monitoring Survey (PMS) conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). Poverty in Bangladesh was earlier measured … by direct calorie intake (DCI) method. The food energy intake (FEI) method was first used in the Poverty Monitoring …

consequences and poverty impact. The reorientation of development policy from structural adjustment to poverty reduction as the … central objective thus called for new tools to examine distributional change. This book analyzes the poverty and …