World Poverty: A Reference Handbook

By Geoffrey Gilbert

World Poverty provides an authoritative and balanced examination of the many facets of world poverty and the policy issues surrounding it.

World Poverty: A Reference Handbook provides an authoritative overview of world poverty as it stands today. Economic expert Geoffrey Gilbert offers a balanced examination of the controversies and policies surrounding world poverty and addresses such fundamental issues as the definition of poverty and the construction of indicators and indices.

In clear terms, this reference work sheds light on spatial patterns of poverty around the globe; the quality of health, food, shelter; and the commitments of the international community. Issues of special interest such as globalization, effectiveness of foreign aid, corruption, and goals for poverty reduction are presented from diverse angles. As with all volumes in the series, this essential reference includes biographical profiles, pivotal documents, and detailed listings of organizations and resources.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851095527
• ISBN13: 9781851095520
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.4"

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The second updated edition of WORLD POPULATION adds to the 'Contemporary World Issues' and also stands well alone, packing in details on world population statistics, issues, and debates about changing populations, aging populations, and offering biographical sketches of scholars and researchers on the topic. Both high school and college-level collections strong in world social issues will find this an invaluable reference key to understanding and discussing some of the major issues associated with population trends and changes.