Edited by Udaya R. Wagle, Department of Social Sciences, East Texas A&M University, USA

• Contents:Preface xiv1 Introduction to poverty and inequality 1Udaya R. WaglePART I CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKS2 Poverty measurement: Evolving concepts and measurement frameworks 15Udaya R. Wagle3 Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey 36Benoit Decerf4 Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation 52Koen Decancq5 Concepts and measurements of economic inequality 68Udaya R. Wagle6 Feminist approaches to poverty and gender inequality 88Randy AlbeldaPART II MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS7 Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty 103Francesco Burchi and Daniele Malerba8 Trends in multidimensional poverty in Latin America 118María Emma Santos9 Examination of the effects of variation in the measurement of multidimensional poverty in the United States 138Roger White and Lindley Lee-Niegas10 Multidimensional poverty in Hong Kong: measurements and implications 172Siu Ming Chan11 Poverty, social mobility, and the middle class: evidence from South Africa 186Simone Schotte12 Multidimensional poverty in India: a regional level analysis in the context of Sustainable Development Goals 205Pinaki Das, Bibek Paria, and Shama Firdaush13 Consistent, dense measures of inequality using grouped data: a global approach 224James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi14 The possible impact of changes in demography on economic inequality in Europe 245M. Azhar Hussain and Bent Greve15 Workers’ social capital and employment outcomes: the case of MENA countries 261Jieun Lee and Vladimir Hlasny16 Determinants of intimate partner violence in Nepal 282Alice Louise Kassens17 The dynamics of poverty and inequality in Chile and Honduras over the past three decades 305Carlos VillalobosPART III POLICY APPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES18 Social protection, poverty, and inequality: global patterns and changes 323Udaya R. Wagle19 Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries 350Armando Barrientos20 Poverty and inequality in European welfare states 367Bent Greve21 Poverty in Mexico: trends, determinants, and policies 378Jorge Garza-Rodriguez22 Is growth pro-poor or pro-rich? The role of national pro-poor targeted programmes in Vietnam 392Phuc Van Phan and Martin O’Brien23 Practices of microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh 408Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury24 Income and energy usage in developing economies: using the case of Ghana 422Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Innocent Tetteh, and Elvis Kwame Agyapong 25 International migration for poverty alleviation? The neoliberal element in the debates on migration for development and poverty alleviation 439Meltem Yılmaz Şener26 Measuring the extra cost of disability: approaches, challenges, and prospects 453Vickie L. Edwards27 Concluding observations 467Udaya R. WagleIndex 471

Edited by Udaya R. Wagle, Department of Social Sciences, East Texas A&M University, USA

• Contents:Preface xiv1 Introduction to poverty and inequality 1Udaya R. WaglePART I CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKS2 Poverty measurement: Evolving concepts and measurement frameworks 15Udaya R. Wagle3 Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey 36Benoit Decerf4 Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation 52Koen Decancq5 Concepts and measurements of economic inequality 68Udaya R. Wagle6 Feminist approaches to poverty and gender inequality 88Randy AlbeldaPART II MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS7 Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty 103Francesco Burchi and Daniele Malerba8 Trends in multidimensional poverty in Latin America 118María Emma Santos9 Examination of the effects of variation in the measurement of multidimensional poverty in the United States 138Roger White and Lindley Lee-Niegas10 Multidimensional poverty in Hong Kong: measurements and implications 172Siu Ming Chan11 Poverty, social mobility, and the middle class: evidence from South Africa 186Simone Schotte12 Multidimensional poverty in India: a regional level analysis in the context of Sustainable Development Goals 205Pinaki Das, Bibek Paria, and Shama Firdaush13 Consistent, dense measures of inequality using grouped data: a global approach 224James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi14 The possible impact of changes in demography on economic inequality in Europe 245M. Azhar Hussain and Bent Greve15 Workers’ social capital and employment outcomes: the case of MENA countries 261Jieun Lee and Vladimir Hlasny16 Determinants of intimate partner violence in Nepal 282Alice Louise Kassens17 The dynamics of poverty and inequality in Chile and Honduras over the past three decades 305Carlos VillalobosPART III POLICY APPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES18 Social protection, poverty, and inequality: global patterns and changes 323Udaya R. Wagle19 Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries 350Armando Barrientos20 Poverty and inequality in European welfare states 367Bent Greve21 Poverty in Mexico: trends, determinants, and policies 378Jorge Garza-Rodriguez22 Is growth pro-poor or pro-rich? The role of national pro-poor targeted programmes in Vietnam 392Phuc Van Phan and Martin O’Brien23 Practices of microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh 408Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury24 Income and energy usage in developing economies: using the case of Ghana 422Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Innocent Tetteh, and Elvis Kwame Agyapong 25 International migration for poverty alleviation? The neoliberal element in the debates on migration for development and poverty alleviation 439Meltem Yılmaz Şener26 Measuring the extra cost of disability: approaches, challenges, and prospects 453Vickie L. Edwards27 Concluding observations 467Udaya R. WagleIndex 471

Edited by Udaya R. Wagle, Department of Social Sciences, East Texas A&M University, USA

• Contents:Preface xiv1 Introduction to poverty and inequality 1Udaya R. WaglePART I CONCEPTUAL AND OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKS2 Poverty measurement: Evolving concepts and measurement frameworks 15Udaya R. Wagle3 Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey 36Benoit Decerf4 Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation 52Koen Decancq5 Concepts and measurements of economic inequality 68Udaya R. Wagle6 Feminist approaches to poverty and gender inequality 88Randy AlbeldaPART II MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS7 Are women poorer? A cross-country analysis of gender differentials in multidimensional poverty 103Francesco Burchi and Daniele Malerba8 Trends in multidimensional poverty in Latin America 118María Emma Santos9 Examination of the effects of variation in the measurement of multidimensional poverty in the United States 138Roger White and Lindley Lee-Niegas10 Multidimensional poverty in Hong Kong: measurements and implications 172Siu Ming Chan11 Poverty, social mobility, and the middle class: evidence from South Africa 186Simone Schotte12 Multidimensional poverty in India: a regional level analysis in the context of Sustainable Development Goals 205Pinaki Das, Bibek Paria, and Shama Firdaush13 Consistent, dense measures of inequality using grouped data: a global approach 224James Galbraith and Jaehee Choi14 The possible impact of changes in demography on economic inequality in Europe 245M. Azhar Hussain and Bent Greve15 Workers’ social capital and employment outcomes: the case of MENA countries 261Jieun Lee and Vladimir Hlasny16 Determinants of intimate partner violence in Nepal 282Alice Louise Kassens17 The dynamics of poverty and inequality in Chile and Honduras over the past three decades 305Carlos VillalobosPART III POLICY APPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES18 Social protection, poverty, and inequality: global patterns and changes 323Udaya R. Wagle19 Social assistance in low- and middle-income countries 350Armando Barrientos20 Poverty and inequality in European welfare states 367Bent Greve21 Poverty in Mexico: trends, determinants, and policies 378Jorge Garza-Rodriguez22 Is growth pro-poor or pro-rich? The role of national pro-poor targeted programmes in Vietnam 392Phuc Van Phan and Martin O’Brien23 Practices of microfinance and poverty reduction in Bangladesh 408Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury24 Income and energy usage in developing economies: using the case of Ghana 422Kenneth Ofori-Boateng, Williams Ohemeng, Innocent Tetteh, and Elvis Kwame Agyapong 25 International migration for poverty alleviation? The neoliberal element in the debates on migration for development and poverty alleviation 439Meltem Yılmaz Şener26 Measuring the extra cost of disability: approaches, challenges, and prospects 453Vickie L. Edwards27 Concluding observations 467Udaya R. WagleIndex 471