What Does Feminization of Poverty Mean? It Isn't Just Lack of Income
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This paper challenges the use of poverty incidence among female-headed households as a measure of feminization of poverty. It proposes an alternative framework of human poverty, focusing not on incomes but on human outcomes in terms of choices and opportunities that a person faces.Download Info
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Article provided by Taylor and Francis Journals in its journal Feminist Economics.
Volume (Year): 5 (1999)
Issue (Month): 2 ()
Pages: 99-103
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Keywords: Concept Of Poverty; Measurement Of Poverty; Opportunities;References
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- John Ataguba & William M. Fonta & Hyacinth E. Ichoku, 2011. "The Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty in Nsukka, Nigeria," Working Papers PMMA 2011-13, PEP-PMMA.
- Elizabeth Durbin, 1999. "Towards a Gendered Human Poverty Measure," Feminist Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 5(2), pages 105-108.
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