Davis,Benjamin, 1964-

Choosing a method for poverty mapping/ Benjamin Davis. - Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2003. - ix,48p.: maps; 21 cm. - Poverty mapping. Geography of poverty. .

Abstract also in French and Spanish. "This document is a publication of the 'Poverty and Food Insecurity Mapping Project' (GCP/INT/761/NOR),which is funded by the Government of Norway and implemented jointly by UNEP-GRID-Arendal, the CGIAR Centers and FAO"--P. vi. "TC/M/Y4597E/1/4.03/1200"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

Presents and compares a large selection of poverty and food-security mapping methodologies in use. The choice of a poverty-mapping methodology depends on a number of logical and legitimate considerations, such as the objectives of the poverty mapping exercise, philosophical views on poverty,limits on data and analytical capacity, and cost.

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Poverty--Developing countries.
Income distribution--Developing countries.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects.

ORG HC59.72.P6 / D395 2003