Contributions

  • Gertler, Paul, 1955- - Contributor
  • Ghatak, Maitreesh - Contributor
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

6,500 words, Guess

Page Count

26 pages

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Alternate Titles

  • 2 poverties

Description

There are at least two distinct and inconsistent views of poverty. These views, which can be called "poverty as desperation" and "poverty as vulnerability", have different implications about anti-poverty policy. It is important to confront the conflict between them before data can be applied to tell us whether any of the views are right or even interesting.

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Series Statement

  • Working paper series / Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics -- working paper 01-16
  • Working paper (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics) -- no. 01-16.

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