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Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement pp 135–154Cite as

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A Multidimensional Approach to Subjective Poverty

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The concept of poverty is elusive. On the one hand, poverty is a politically and psychologically loaded concept. It has been the subject of novels and also of many scientific studies. On the other hand, there is no straightforward definition of the concept and no generally accepted method of measurement. This makes it difficult to use the concept of poverty in the political debate on poverty reduction, which after all requires quantitative data.

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  1. Bernard M. S. van Praag
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. International Poverty Centre, University of Sydney, Brazil

    Nanak Kakwani (Former Director) (Former Director)

  2. Bar-Ilan University, Israel

    Jacques Silber

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van Praag, B.M.S., Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. (2008). A Multidimensional Approach to Subjective Poverty. In: Kakwani, N., Silber, J. (eds) Quantitative Approaches to Multidimensional Poverty Measurement. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230582354_8

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