Poverty of time

Ajit Zacharias

Chapter 30 in Research Handbook on Measuring Poverty and Deprivation, 2023, pp 316-325 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter argues that several measures of time poverty are possible depending on the group of individuals and spheres of activity. Our focus is on working-age individuals and their laboring activities, defined broadly as employment and domestic labor. A definition of time poverty is developed that indicates the potential failure of individuals to fulfill their labor commitments while simultaneously meeting some minimum needs of personal maintenance. The definition can be extended to the household level and, when combined with a measure of income poverty, exposes the bias in standard poverty measures. This chapter also presents an overview of measurement issues and selected empirical findings.

Keywords: Development Studies; Economics and Finance; Geography; Research Methods; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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