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Concepts and measurement of poverty (Record no. 41591)

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080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number 03.02.05 S431
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Scott, Wolf
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Concepts and measurement of poverty
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. UN Research Institute for Social Development
Place of publication, distribution, etc. GenevaCH
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1981
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent iii, 62 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Presents empirical data showing the arbitrary nature of poverty lines and the imprecise and relative nature of the concept itself. Suggests how data on poverty could be improved. Shows that our thinking about poverty and how to measure it has progressed very little, if at all, since the latter part of the 19th century.
583 ## - ACTION NOTE
Time/date of action 3/7/00
Action agent M2LMGR
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Monograph
Call number suffix S431

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