Poverty Beyond Obscurantism

Poverty measures that are widely used generate inconsistency and incoherence because of their failure to be adequately grounded in a conception of what ultimately matters and why. Obscurantism in relation to underlying values is the ultimate source of the observed difficulties. Only poverty measures that are consistently grounded in a suitable value framework can provide a sound basis for public discussion and decision-making. Practical methods for implementing such an approach exist