measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes … significantly lower the barriers to entry to the conduct of rigorous poverty measurement and increase the participation of analysts … from developing countries in their own poverty assessments. The book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute …

and tools such as UNDP's MPI (multidimensional poverty index) are rapidly growing. Apart from income, various attributes …Nowadays, the concept of multidimensional poverty, inequality, deprivation, and well-being is not uncommon. While … - e.g. health, educational attainment, crime rate of neighborhood, and so forth - are being included for measurement of …

"This book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute consumption poverty and a first-order dominance approach …