A Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America

Rural Poverty in Latin America

Fuzzy Multidimensional Poverty Index

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is a novel measure of poverty that is being used by United Nations Development Programme. The MPI is the answer to the call for a multidimensional view of poverty (Sen and Anand, 1997). It evaluates poverty at the individual level, with poor people being those who are deprived in multiple dimensions of well-being, and also the extent of poverty by assessing ...

Multidimensional Poverty Index

The MPI assesses the nature and intensity of poverty at the individual level, with poor people being those who are multiply deprived and the extent of their poverty being measured by the extent of their deprivations. The MPI creates a vivid picture of people living in poverty within and across countries, regions and the world. It is the first international measure of its kind, and offers an ess...

Politics, Policies, and Poverty in Latin America

Job Quality and Poverty in Latin America