quantify poverty is not easy. The indicators of poverty and data about people in the end largely determine the country's public policies, however, the figures by themselves are not able to show the complexity of reality, so many question assertiveness.
much so that the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) decided to replace the measurement of multidimensional poverty index for developing Development Report Human, published annually. The next will be released in late October.
New index, but is poorer
With these changes come to light new realities. For example, a study based on Multidimensional Poverty Index (WPI) indicates that there are more poor in eight states in India than in the 26 poorest African countries.
IPM, created by Oxford Initiative on Poverty and Human Development (OPHI, for its acronym in English), University of Oxford, and has the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), replaced the poverty index Humana, which used since 1997.
According to the researchers who developed it, the IPM goes beyond an indicator of family income, so it offers a multidimensional picture of people living in poverty. "It's like a high resolution lens that reveals the wide range of problems faced by poor households," said Sabina Alkire, Director of the OPHI and one of its creators .
much so that the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) decided to replace the measurement of multidimensional poverty index for developing Development Report Human, published annually. The next will be released in late October.
New index, but is poorer
With these changes come to light new realities. For example, a study based on Multidimensional Poverty Index (WPI) indicates that there are more poor in eight states in India than in the 26 poorest African countries.
IPM, created by Oxford Initiative on Poverty and Human Development (OPHI, for its acronym in English), University of Oxford, and has the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), replaced the poverty index Humana, which used since 1997.
According to the researchers who developed it, the IPM goes beyond an indicator of family income, so it offers a multidimensional picture of people living in poverty. "It's like a high resolution lens that reveals the wide range of problems faced by poor households," said Sabina Alkire, Director of the OPHI and one of its creators .
(Source: BBC)
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