Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents -- 1. What is poverty and why measure it? -- 2. Measuring poverty -- 3. Poverty lines -- 4. Measures of poverty -- 5. Poverty indexes : checking for robustness -- 6. Inequality measures -- 7. Describing poverty : poverty profiles -- 8. Understanding the determinants of poverty -- 9. Poverty reduction policies -- 10. International poverty comparisons -- 11.The analysis of poverty over time -- 12. Vulnerability to poverty -- 13. Poverty monitoring and evaluation -- 14. Using regression -- 15. The effects of taxation and spending on inequality and poverty -- 16. Using survey data: some cautionary tales -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables