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Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis: Chapter 6 - Normative Choices in Measurement Design

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  • Sabina Alkire
  • James E. Foster
  • Suman Seth
  • Maria Emma Santos
  • Jose M. Roche
  • Paola Ballon

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After a measurement methodology has been chosen, the design of poverty measures-whether unidimensional or multidimensional-require a series of normative choices. These choices relate to the space of the measure, its purpose, unit of identification and analysis, dimensions, indicators, deprivation cutoffs, weights, and poverty line. The normative contribution is not simply philosophical; it has a practical aim: to motivate action. This entails reasoned assessment of multiple considerations including feasibility, technical and statistical strength, ease of communication, and legitimacy. This chapter describes each of these normative choices in the context of multidimensional poverty measurement design. It clarifies the implications of each choice, illustrates interconnections between them, and outlines alternative ways that these choices might be understood, made, and justified.

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  • Sabina Alkire & James E. Foster & Suman Seth & Maria Emma Santos & Jose M. Roche & Paola Ballon, 2015. "Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis: Chapter 6 - Normative Choices in Measurement Design," OPHI Working Papers 87, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford.
    • Handle: RePEc:qeh:ophiwp:ophiwp087
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    1. Lan, Jing & Khan, Sufyan Ullah & Sadiq, Muhammad & Chien, Fengsheng & Baloch, Zulfiqar Ali, 2022. "Evaluating energy poverty and its effects using multi-dimensional based DEA-like mathematical composite indicator approach: Findings from Asia," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
    2. Hummera Saleem & Malik Shahzad Shabbir & Bilal Khan, 2021. "Re-examining Multidimensional Poverty in Pakistan: A New Assessment of Regional Variations," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 22(6), pages 1441-1458, December.

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