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Estimating multidimensional poverty and identifying the poor in Pakistan
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
Abstract This paper argues for the multidimensional measurement of poverty in Pakistan particularly in the
context of Millennium Development Goals. It critically examines the Poverty Scorecard, which was
recently introduced by the Government of Pakistan for the identification of poor households under the Ben... mehr
This paper argues for the multidimensional measurement of poverty in Pakistan particularly in the
context of Millennium Development Goals. It critically examines the Poverty Scorecard, which was
recently introduced by the Government of Pakistan for the identification of poor households under the Benazir Income Support Programme. By employing the Alkire and Foster measure to analyze
household data from two provinces, Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwah (the re-named North-West Frontier
Province) and Punjab, it provides an alternative method to estimate multidimensional poverty and
identify poor households. The paper also investigates the relationship between household consumption
and multidimensional poverty. It contrasts the results obtained by using a multidimensional
measurement of poverty with those of the official poverty line. The limitations of the official poverty line are identified and the role of household consumption in explaining deprivations is discussed.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Armut; soziale Sicherung; Konsum; Forschungsansatz; Messung; Pakistan; Privathaushalt
Klassifikation
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
soziale Probleme
Freie Schlagwörter
Multidimensional poverty measurement; BISP; identification of the poor; poverty scorecard; poverty line; capability approach
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Erscheinungsort
Cambridge
Seitenangabe
37 S.
Schriftenreihe
RECOUP Working Papers, 28
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet