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On Economic Inequality

Abstract: First published in 1973, this book presents a systematic treatment of the conceptual framework as well as the practical problems of measurement of inequality. Alternative approaches are evaluated in terms of their philosophical assumptions, economic content, and statistical requirements. In a new introduction, Amartya Sen, jointly with James Foster, critically surveys the literature that followed the publication of this book, and also evaluates the main analytical issues in the appraisal of economic inequality and poverty.

Local Government In India

Abstract: The purposes of the seminar were: (a) to enable senior officers concerned with the improvement of local government in Asian countries to exchange information on methods of dealing with common problems and to gain knowledge of relevant experiences outside the region; (b) drawing upon available documentation and their own experiences, to prepare a document for regional use on ways by which the governments can make local authorities more effective instruments of economic and social development; and (c) to identify the studies and technical assistance actfrities that could be especially helpful to governments in this,field.