Outlines a method for controlling for compositional factors in the measurement of poverty. Bases the method on “shift …‐share analysis” and “direct standardization”, consistent with Sen’s (1976) influential axiomatic approach to poverty measurement … specific empirical focus on the relationship between household structure and poverty.  …

Purpose As an alternative poverty analysis approach, the purpose of this paper is to map the patterns of multiple … deprivation in all 13 administrative regions of Namibia using the National Household Income and Expenditure Survey data. Design … poverty dynamics in the country. Specifically, the mapping shows that other dimensions of poverty such as access to utilities …

the revenue windfall in a sovereign fund and use the interest income from the fund to raise citizens' consumption over …, such as trimming government transfers to households, which reduces consumption directly, or borrowing, which incurs an … public investment provides the best protective mechanism to smooth consumption over time in response to changing resource …

major contradictions that shed light on the complex relationships between poverty, shame, work and consumption in modern … consumption that may inform modern policies to fight poverty. Ethnography gives voice to these individuals that currently … by consumption-based models of inclusion. Originality/value While the poverty-shame nexus has been already analyzed from …

creatively across different studies. It also points out the changing direction of distilled spirit consumption within the USA and …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate drinking patterns; attitudes towards alcohol consumption and …

consumer discourses in reformed British welfare administration, through a focus on consumption and the service interaction. The … paper aims to explore how administrators use these discourses to manage consumption in particular ways in order to promote … public sector reform, through focus on consumption and the service interaction.  …