Papers in this issue include: Issues and concepts in poverty measurement: the headcount approach. The key indicator approach to poverty measurement. A conceptual framework for monitoring poverty: poverty as state. Poverty as process. Gender relations and the poverty process. Dimensions of the state of poverty in rural Bangladesh: Nutrition; Health; Shelter, fuel and clothing; Personal security and self-esteem Dimensions of the process of poverty in Bangladesh: Labour-based entitlements; Capital-based entitlements; Family-based entitlements; Politically-based entitlements. Crisis coping capacity.