Absolute Poverty Lines

Channing Arndt; Kristi Mahrt; Finn Tarp

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744801.003.0002

Absolute Poverty Lines

Channing Arndt, Kristi Mahrt, Finn Tarp

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Private consumption capabilities form only one facet of comprehensive living standards assessments, but they are an important facet whose measurement should be done well. Measurement is complex due to a multitude of methodological choices, which often interact with imperfect data and a desire for comparability through time. This chapter outlines ideas underpinning these choices with particular attention to the tensions between consistency and specificity. It also highlights a series of limitations associated with typical cost of basic needs approaches. Finally, it reaffirms that a ‘sensibly eclectic’ approach, employing multiple methods, is the best available mode for addressing these limitations. A first fundamental choice is whether to estimate an absolute poverty line at all. Consumption-based poverty metrics provide only a partial view into the welfare of individuals or households, which may or may not accord with other important facets of welfare.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Measuring Poverty and Wellbeing in Developing Countries
Redaktører	Channing Arndt, Finn Tarp
Forlag	Oxford University Press
Publikationsdato	2017
Sider	10-23
Kapitel	2
ISBN (Trykt)	9780198744801
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198744801.003.0002
Status	Udgivet - 2017

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