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Arusha, Tanzania: 10-14 December 2007
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Session 90:
Lessons in measuring poverty and human wellbeing

Friday, December 14
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Themi
Ngorongoro Wing. 7th Floor
Chair: Jane C. Falkingham, University of Southampton
Discussant: Angela Baschieri, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)

1. How poverty is perceived by the Beninois: some evidence  •  Elise Chantale Ahovey, Université Catholique de Louvain; Cosme Vodounou, Institut National de la Statistique, Benin

2. Poverty and social exclusion in Angola: a social vulnerability approach  •  Betina Ferraz Barbosa, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP); Bernardo Campolina, USP

3. Regional differences in childhood mortality in sub-Saharan African countries: exploring the role of poor environment and household poverty  •  Ngianga II Kandala, Coventry University; Anthonia Uwazurike, Kay Gee Communication Ltd; Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, University of Warwick

4. Measurement of objective poverty in Mali: To different methods, different results?  •  Mathias Kuepie, DIAL-Paris et CEPS/INTEAD (Luxembourg); Assa Doumbia-Gakou, Direction Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Informatique Mali

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