Absolute Poverty Lines
Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Bidrag til bog/antologi › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which often interact with imperfect data and a desire for comparability through time. This chapter outlines ideas underpinning these choices with particular attention to the tensions between consistency and specificity. It also highlights a series of limitations associated with typical cost of basic needs approaches. Finally, it reaffirms that a ‘sensibly eclectic’ approach, employing multiple methods, is the best available mode for addressing these limitations. A first fundamental choice is whether to estimate an absolute poverty line at all. Consumption-based poverty metrics provide only a partial view into the welfare of individuals or households, which may or may not accord with other important facets of welfare.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Titel | Measuring Poverty and Wellbeing in Developing Countries |
Redaktører | Channing Arndt, Finn Tarp |
Forlag | Oxford University Press |
Publikationsdato | 2017 |
Sider | 10-23 |
Kapitel | 2 |
ISBN (Trykt) | 9780198744801 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 2017 |
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