Taking the Measure of Poverty
A Critique of Low Income Statistics - Alternative Estimates and Policy Implications
Published on 19. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
98 pages
978-0-255-36371-6 (ISBN)
Description
In this critique of the DSS's HBAI poverty statistics Dr Richard Pryke suggests six major weaknesses which, once taken into account, give a radically different picture of poverty in the UK.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 135 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
139 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-255-36371-6 (9780255363716)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
By Richard Pryke
Content
CONTENTS: Introduction; Households Below Average Incomes: A Critique; How Incomes Should be Measured; Poor & Affluent Households in 1988; Conclusions on the Distribution of Income; Summary.