This paper uses the fuzzy set theory recently suggested by Cerioli and Zani (1990) and Dagum and Costa (2004) to derive a methodology to construct a Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) measurement index. Using the formulation of the index, it also derives the contribution of different attributes...

In this study, we construct an affluence line for the country, using Cameroonian Households surveys (2007). This line is an anti-poverty line. The proposed affluence line is derived here based on the principle of transfer of resources of the richest to the poorest

In the following paper, we analyze a new concept in the country: the concept of affluence (richness) line. The construction of this affluence line is primarily based on the egalitarian principle of transfer; which can perhaps be stated as anti-poverty obtained through equity. For the estimation...