Calculating the Multidimensional Poverty Index
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UNDP (United Nations Development Programme). 2015. Calculating the Multidimensional Poverty Index. New York.
Calculating the Multidimensional Poverty Index
Posted on: January 01, 2015
Poverty has traditionally been measured in one dimension, usually income or consumption (terms used interchangeably here). In this analysis, a basket of goods and services considered the minimum requirement to live a non-impoverished life is valued at the current prices. People who do not have an income sufficient to cover that basket are deemed poor.