Project Overview
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ST/ESA/STAT/POVERTY/WWW
16 March 2005

Handbook on Poverty Statistics:
Concepts, Methods and Policy Use

Project Overview

The overall objective of the project is to assist policy-makers and statisticians in member countries to face the growing demand for poverty statistics and related information by building up a system of poverty measurement which is responsive to national and international data needs. In particular, the project will help share experience in the collection and analysis of poverty statistics across different regions, provide countries with an overview over the extensive literature on poverty and put forward the options available at the country level. Furthermore, it will provide some practical guidance for the compilation and reporting of poverty data.

A broad consultative process has been put into place to prepare the Handbook, including the establishment of a steering committee that oversees the project, four regional workshops and expert group and panel meetings.

The expected output of the project is a publication titled Handbook on Poverty Statistics: Concepts, Methods and Policy Use. The purpose of the Handbook will be to assist countries in designing and implementing a system of poverty measurement that satisfies their national policy needs as well as the increasing international demand for poverty statistics and related data.

Duration - Click here for the time table of the remaining activities for the completion of the project. Click here for the original project schedule covering the entire project period from 2003 to 2005 as originally planned. The print of the Handbook is expected to be available towards the end of 2005. Throughout the project duration this website provides a detailed insight into the work-in-progress on the draft publication.