Multidimensional approaches have increasingly been used to understand poverty, but have yet to be fully operationalized … framework that integrates capability and social inclusion as additional poverty indicators. The empirical relevance of this …Conceptualization and measurement of poverty have traditionally relied on purely economic approaches, with income or …

This book investigates and documents multidimensional poverty in the United States and identifies patterns and … first part introduces multidimensional poverty and provides a rationale for viewing poverty through a lens of multiple … deprivations. It discusses how the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) compares to more narrowly-focused, income-based poverty …