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The Measurement and Analysis of Poverty and Inequality: An Application to Spanish Conurbations
Author(s) -
Bellido N.P.,
Jano M.D.,
Ortega F.J. López,
MartínGuzmán M.P.,
Toledo M.I.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
international statistical review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.051
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1751-5823
pISSN - 0306-7734
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-5823.1998.tb00408.x
Subject(s) - poverty , inequality , population , economics , scarcity , basic needs , measuring poverty , development economics , demographic economics , economic growth , demography , mathematics , sociology , mathematical analysis , microeconomics
Summary Poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon can be approached from different points of view. In this paper we study poverty in large towns in Spain taking into consideration three different definitions: a) relative monetary poverty, or scarcity of resources as compared with population averages, b) poverty measured through physical indicators, i.e. deprivation of certain goods, and c) subjective poverty. This last one appears to be related to inequality, which is also considered and analyzed. The source of statistical information used is the Spanish Household Budget Survey of 1990–91. Possibilities and drawbacks of this survey in the analysis of poverty and inequality are also reviewed.