Guide on poverty measurement
By: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2017
Place of publication: New York; Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 205
ISBN-13: 9789211171372; 9789213627907
Subjects: Poverty; Research; Armut; Messung
Description: In the UNECE region, countries' approaches to poverty measurement vary significantly. There is a large spectrum of poverty indicators, wide varieties of definitions, methods, thresholds and data sources that are not fully matched by national or international guidelines. This publication provides guidance on applying various measurement approaches and aims to improve the international comparability of poverty statistics. It mainly targets national statistical authorities and provides useful information for policymakers, researchers and other users of poverty data.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: List of tables; title: List of figures; title: List of boxes; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Conceptual background; title: 3. Monetary poverty; title: 4. Poverty dashboards and the material deprivation indices; title: 5. Multidimensional poverty indices; title: 6. Challenges for the future; title: References; title: Annex I; title: Annex II.