It is common to argue that poverty is a multidimensional issue. Yet few studies have included the various dimensions of … deprivation to yield a broader and fuller picture of poverty. In this paper we discuss ethical foundations of various recent … multidimensional poverty measures. An application of these measures to compare poverty between Egypt and south Africa is illustrated …

In this paper, we compare subjective and money-metric measures of poverty in South Africa using data collected in the … considerable overlap between per capita expenditure measures of poverty status and subjective poverty status among households …. However, we also identify a number of significant characteristics which distinguish households where poverty measures do not …

This paper argues that the link between poverty and drug-related crime might be spurious. We take an empirical approach … variables in order to estimate the contribution of poverty to crime. Secondly, data is analysed using an ARDL ECM. The quarterly … sample data for our estimation is for the period 1995-2016. We found a strong association between crime and poverty both in …

The importance of taking into account multiple dimensions of well-being in the measurement of poverty has been … emphasized in the recent literature. The poverty alleviation literature has not, however, yet addressed the important issue of … policy design for efficient multidimensional poverty reduction. From a normative perspective, it can be argued that, in …

poverty.The basic premise of the work-first model that continuing participation in the labor force will lead to economic self … at least three quarters a year over a multi-year period, which are the prerequisites for rising above the poverty … these workers to the poverty threshold would increase economic output by another three-quarters of a billion dollars a year …

The fast food industry has a larger share of its workers in poverty than any other industry. The combination of low …

unemployment traps. Here, too, it holds true that market inclusion is practical solidarity. (4) In order to make a better use of …