Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573562491 ISBN 13: 9781573562492

Publisher: Greenwood, 1999

Synopsis

Although poverty is one of the most serious issues facing the world's population, finding statistical information on this subject has, in the past, required a significant amount of time and effort. Now, this volume provides researchers with a single, comprehensive resource that includes detailed information regarding the worldwide and regional impact of poverty in the developing world and on individual countries from authoritative sources including the World Bank and the UN Human Development Report. The Handbook includes statistics on economic indicators, demographic patterns, income distribution, and other factors that impact poverty in the world today. Two special sections focus on women and children and on poverty in selected cities worldwide.

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About the Author

CHANDRIKA KAUL holds a Ph.D in economic geography from Jiwaji University, India. She has been in reference publishing for the last 19 years as geography, statistics, and map editor for companies such as Encyclopaedia Britannica, Childrens Press, Facts on File, Grolier Publishing, and Lerner Publications Company. Dr. Kaul has also worked with several economic development organizations, specializing in international trade development.

VALERIE TOMASELLI-MOSCHOVITIS is a writer and editor specializing in the social sciences. She has written or edited reference books for such publishers as Facts On File, ABC-CLIO, and Macmillan, as well as Oryx Press, and is the president of the Reference Publishing division of The Moschovitis Group in New York City. Tomaselli-Moschovitis is a graduate of Hamilton College and a Masters candidate in Business and Policy Studies at the State University of New York.

Reviews

Responding to a need for understandable statistical material on world poverty, this book successfully compiles a comprehensive set of statistics (the latest available) from a wide variety of sources, e.g., the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Health Organization. The text highlights populations in underdeveloped countries whose living conditions fall considerably short of the standards of developed or even well-to-do developing countries. Section A serves as a source of comparison data for the remaining 11 sections, presenting a comprehensive international overview using such key indicators as land areas, population, economic output, health, and education for nearly 200 countries. In the rest of the book, tables of indicators are organized by 1998 World Bank income levels, though Section K ("Cities") deviates slightly by presenting data for large cities in low- and middle-income countries. Interspersed are sweeping graphs comparing individual countries against appropriate aggregated data. Introductory material in each chapter and well-placed notes and explanations provide a user-friendly format. Recommended for larger public libraries, academic libraries, and specialized collections.ASylvia Andrews, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573562491
• ISBN 13: 9781573562492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 425
• Editor: Kaul Chandrika, Tomaselli-Moschovitis Valerie