Abstract
This chapter examines the scope of development studies and measurements of development. The first part takes up an issue introduced in the previous chapter — the use of statistical indicators to measure development. While the previous chapter focused on the relationship between inequality and poverty within societies, this chapter has a more comparative and global scope. The second issue concerns units of analysis. Historically, the social sciences have tended to emphasize ‘national’ over ‘local’ and ‘global’ units of analysis. The reasons for this are explored and problems with this approach identified. The chapter then moves to the specific focus of development studies — poorer countries — before exploring the historical and contemporary relevance of this unit of analysis.
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