Small area methodology in poverty mapping

Authors

Raymond L. Chambers, University of WollongongFollow
Monica Pratesi, University of Pisa

RIS ID

83265

Publication Details

Chambers, R. L. & Pratesi, M. (2014). Small area methodology in poverty mapping. In G. Betti & A. Lemmi (Eds.), Poverty and Social Exclusion (pp. 213-223). United Kingdom: Routledge.

Abstract

The need for reliable estimates of poverty, inequality and life condition indicators for communities across the glob has ncreased substantially in recent years due in large part to the more detailed information needs of policy makers charged with developing strategies for poverty alleviation.