Poverty as social deprivation: a survey

Nyiwul Mabughi and Tarek Selim ()

Review of Social Economy, 2006, vol. 64, issue 2, 181-204

Abstract: The concept of poverty is discussed using qualitative and quantitative measures as an indicator for social deprivation. Poverty can be absolute, relative, income based, consumption based, or entitlement based. The variation in the concept of poverty reveals its dimensionality. However, when closely examined, these dimensions are seen to be conceptually interrelated and complementary rather than substitutable. The concept used to define poverty determines the methods employed to measure it. Composite indicators can hide important policy messages inherent in their constituent variables.

Keywords: poverty; social deprivation; Sen's entitlements; human development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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