There has been a growing interest in what have come to be termed "multidimensional indices of poverty." Advocates for … that other factors need to be considered when quantifying the extent of poverty and informing policy making for fighting … poverty. However, the author argues that there are two poorly understood issues in assessing these indices. First, does one …

multidimensional poverty dynamics in 84 natural regions of India. Multidimensional poverty is measured in the dimensions of health … economic dimension alone accounts for about one-third of multidimensional poverty in most of the regions of India. Based on … these analyses, the authors suggest target based interventions in the poor regions to reduce poverty and inequality, and …