Recent pioneer papers of Sen (1981, 1985, 1992) have emphasized that poverty is a multidimensional issue. Hence, it should be seen in relation to the lack of important "basic needs" or "basic capabilities." This recommendation has motivated many researchers to focus on the way multidimensional aspect of poverty should be measured and aggregated. This survey synthesizes the contribution of the m...

2. Regional or national MPIs: These are multidimensional poverty measures that have been created by adapting (or using forms of) the method upon which the MPI is based to better address local realities, needs and the data available (these measures use the Alkire-Foster method). Their purpose is to assess multidimensional poverty levels in specific countries or regions in the components most rel...

Using the unit data from the second round of the Indian Human Development Survey (IHDS-II), 2011-2012, which covered 42,152 households, this paper examines the association between multidimensional poverty, household environmental deprivation and short-term morbidities (fever, cough and diarrhoea) in India. Poverty is measured in a multidimensional framework that includes the dimensions of educa...

From the capability approach, child poverty is understood as the deprivation of basic capabilities and related achieved functionings. This paper examines multidimensional poverty among Afghan children using the Alkire and Foster method. The case of Afghanistan is particularly relevant as years of conflict aggravated by several severe droughts, political insecurity, bad governance and on going v...

Anti-poverty programs implemented in recent years in developing countries typically have multiple goals beyond improving income levels. Assessing the effectiveness of these interventions has gained increased currency in light of the UN‘s Millennium Development Goals. We introduce multidimensional poverty measures to the program evaluation literature in order to provide a comprehensive measure o...