Consumption and welfare in Ghana in the 1990s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20302885 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Teal (Science Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1252-1269 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0388 • E-ISSN: 1743-9140 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00220380600884233 |
| OpenAlex | W2020237214 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
In this paper two issues, which have been the subject of much multidisciplinary research, are investigated. The first is whether consumption expenditure can be treated as a measure of welfare. The second is whether larger households can be viewed as richer than smaller ones. These issues are investigated drawing on data for Ghana covering the 1990s. It is argued that while household consumption can act as an opportunity measure of welfare the use of averages can mislead. The problems in assessing how household size affects the measurement of welfare are discussed in the context of Ghana's experience of poverty reduction
Consumption (sociology) · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Market economy · Political science · Public economics · Social science · Sociology · Welfare · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Urban and Rural Development Challenges
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Measuring Poverty in a Growing World (or Measuring Growth in a Poor World)
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| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |