Handbook on Poverty Statistics: Concepts, Methods and Policy Use
   
Project Overview
UN Steering Committee on Poverty Statistics
  Activities and Meetings
  Outline of the Handbook as of October 2003
  Outline of the Handbook as of July 2004
Instructions on the Format of Manuscripts
   
Work-in-Progress on the Handbook (as of June 2005)
   
Complete Manuscript of the Handbook (currently being edited and not to be quoted)
   
Electronic documents
   
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1 January 2006

Handbook on Poverty Statistics:
Concepts, Methods and Policy Use

 

Chapter 1.

Introduction

This introductory gives some background and motivation for preparing the Handbook. It describes the broad consultative process put in place to prepare the manuscript, sets the scope of the publication and specify the target users.

Chapter 1