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Different Approaches to Identify the Poor: Do They converge?

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In this paper, the convergence among four main approaches (monetary, capability, social exclusion and participatory) of identifying the poor and estimating poverty has been calculated based on data collected from Kesla block of Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh state in India. The results suggest that there are divergences among these methods indicting that one method cannot be substituted for others.

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  1. The two method venn diagrams have been drawn using Chandoo (2009).

  2. The three methods venn diagram have been drawn using Micallef and Rodgers (2014).

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The author is indebted to Dr. Srijit Misra, Dr. Shovan Ray and Dr. Hippu Salk Kristle Nathan for their guidance. The feedback and comments from colleagues and faculty of IGIDR on earlier drafts of paper are gratefully acknowledged. The author would also like to thankfully mention support of people from Kesla in patiently replying to questionnaire and engaging in discussions.

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This paper is part of author’s Ph.D. thesis ‘Issues in rural poverty in India’.

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Kumar, R. Different Approaches to Identify the Poor: Do They converge?. Soc Indic Res 139, 589–610 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-017-1729-7

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