Multidimensional Poverty and the Post-2015 MDGs
Sabine Alkire and Andy Sumner advocate the use of a global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Authors support the use of what they call a ‘headline’ MDG indicator to provide an intuitive, accessible measure of multidimensional poverty (comprising dimensions such as health, education, and standard of living) to complement the income-based approach to poverty exemplified by the World Bank’s $1.25/day standard. The Global MPI covers over 100 developing countries. Authors suggest that an ‘MPI 2.0’ could be created with dimensions, indicators and cutoffs that reflect the post-2015 MDG consensus.
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2013
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Authors: | Alkire, Sabina ; Sumner, Andy |
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Development. - Palgrave Macmillan, ISSN 1011-6370. - Vol. 56.2013, 1, p. 46-51
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Palgrave Macmillan |
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