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Three notes on the concept of poverty

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  • Sen, Amartya,

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Working paper on theoretical concepts and quantitative measurement of poverty - constitutes part of a WEP research project on income distribution and employment. References.

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  • Sen, Amartya,, 1978. "Three notes on the concept of poverty," ILO Working Papers 991757103402676, International Labour Organization.
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    1. Paul P. Streeten, 1995. "Human Development: Means and Ends," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 34(4), pages 333-372.
    2. House, William J., 1980. "Technological choice, employment generation, income distribution and consumer demand: the case of furniture making in Kenya," ILO Working Papers 992032993402676, International Labour Organization.
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    4. Barreiros, Lídia., 1985. "Operationalizing concepts and measurement of poverty and basic needs," ILO Working Papers 992431043402676, International Labour Organization.
    5. Altimir, Oscar, 1981. "Poverty in Latin America: a review of concepts and data," Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), April.
    6. Maria Rosario Gonzalez Rodriguez & Domingo Martin Martin, 2006. "The Dynamic of Poverty in Germany 1985-1995: Which Factors Influence the Duration of a Spell of Poverty?," ERSA conference papers ersa06p491, European Regional Science Association.
    7. Barreiros, Lídia. & Teekens, Rudolf., 1984. "Poverty and consumption patterns in urban Ecuador, 1975," ILO Working Papers 992370463402676, International Labour Organization.
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