Download full text
(433.0Kb)
Citation Suggestion
Please use the following Persistent Identifier (PID) to cite this document:
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-108119
Exports for your reference manager
Estimating multidimensional poverty and identifying the poor in Pakistan
[working paper]
Corporate Editor
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... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
private household; social security; Pakistan; consumption; measurement; research approach; poverty
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Multidimensional poverty measurement; BISP; identification of the poor; poverty scorecard; poverty line; capability approach
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
City
Cambridge
Page/Pages
37 p.
Series
RECOUP Working Papers, 28
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution