Understanding and combating poverty : a quest for conceptualization, measurement indicators, causes, and empirical methodologies

Author

al-Amin, Khalid Ali

Source

Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series

Issue

Vol. 2003, Issue 301-340 (31 Dec. 2003), pp.1-21, 21 p.

Publisher

Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey

Publication Date

2003-12-31

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

21

Main Subjects

Economy and Commerce

Topics

Abstract AR

تستعرض هذه الورقة بعض الدراسات التصورية حول قضايا الفقر و المناهج المختلفة لتعريفها، و قياسها، و أسبابها الأساسية، و أساليب البحث التجريبي المستخدمة.

و تنقسم الورقة إلى خمسة أقسام، حيث يتعرض الأول و الثاني و الثالث منها إلى المناهج المستخدمة لتعريف الفقر و قياسه و الآثار المترتبة على الحد من الفقر.

بينما يتلقى تعريف الفقر و قياسه قدر كاف من البحث و المناقشة، فإن الأسباب الأساسية للفقر لم تبحث بنفس القدر إلى حد ما.

و يستعرض القسم الرابع بعض الدراسات حول أسباب الفقر متضمنة قضايا النمو الاقتصادي و عدم المساواة.

و يختص القسم الخامس بالأساليب التجريبية المستخدمة في بحث الفقر و تقديره بما في ذلك مزايا و مساوئ كلا المنهجين الكمي و الكيفي المستخدمين في بحث الفقر.

و تنتهي بالملاحظات الاستنتاجية بعد استعراض الدراسات حول الفقر.

Abstract EN

This paper reviews some selected conceptual literature on poverty issues and the various approaches to its definition, measurement, underlying causes, and empirical research methodologies used.

The paper is divided into five sections of which the first, second, and third deal with approaches to the definition and measurement of poverty and implications on poverty reduction.

While poverty definition and measurement have received sufficient research and discussion, the underlying causes of poverty have been rather under researched.

The fourth section reviews some of the literature on the causes of poverty including issues of economic growth and inequality.

The fifth section is devoted to empirical methodologies adopted in poverty research and poverty assessment including advantages and disadvantages of both quantitative and qualitative approaches to poverty research.

The paper winds up by concluding remarks after reviewing the literature on poverty.

American Psychological Association (APA)

al-Amin, Khalid Ali. 2003. Understanding and combating poverty : a quest for conceptualization, measurement indicators, causes, and empirical methodologies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2003, no. 301-340, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-145960

Modern Language Association (MLA)

al-Amin, Khalid Ali. Understanding and combating poverty : a quest for conceptualization, measurement indicators, causes, and empirical methodologies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 301-340 (Dec. 2003), pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-145960

American Medical Association (AMA)

al-Amin, Khalid Ali. Understanding and combating poverty : a quest for conceptualization, measurement indicators, causes, and empirical methodologies. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2003. Vol. 2003, no. 301-340, pp.1-21.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-145960

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 19-21

Record ID

BIM-145960