Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi; Knight, John - In: Journal of Development Studies 42 (2006) 7, pp. 1199-1224
The conventional approach of economists to the measurement of poverty is to use measures of income or consumption. This has been challenged by those who favour broader criteria, such as fulfilment of 'basic needs' and the 'capabilities' to be and to do things of intrinsic worth. This paper asks:...