White Measuring Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation

Incidence and Determinants in Developed Countries
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-58368-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten

Reihe: Global Perspectives on Wealth and Distribution

This edited collection provides a comprehensive examination of multidimensional poverty for a wide variety of economies and societies, with a general focus on multidimensional poverty in developed countries, where poverty is often overlooked. Arguing that income- and consumption-based poverty measures cannot provide a full picture of the presence and extent of poverty, the contributors suggest new ways to structure assessment indexes. Complementing the discussion of new rubrics, a series of single-country and comparative examples from Europe and the United States examine variation in multidimensional poverty incidence and the extent of deprivation. This combination of methodology and application will appeal to academics, researchers, and policymakers alike.

Autoren/Hrsg.

White, Roger

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgements;6
2;Contents;7
3;List of Figures;9
4;List of Tables;11
5;Chapter 1 Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation: An Introduction;14
5.1;References;19
6;Chapter 2 The Politics of Poverty Measurement and Social Policies: Global Observations;20
6.1;2.1 Introduction;20
6.2;2.2 Politics of Poverty Measurement;22
6.3;2.3 Hypotheses and Empirical Strategy;25
6.4;2.4 Poverty Lines in Practice Globally;28
6.5;2.5 Poverty Measurement and Outcomes in South Asia;34
6.6;2.6 Conclusion;39
6.7;Appendix: Country Listing and Data Coverage;40
6.8;References;41
7;Chapter 3 Efficiency and Distributive Justice in Multidimensional Poverty Issues;44
7.1;3.1 Introduction;44
7.2;3.2 Theoretical Background;47
7.3;3.3 The Aggregation Step;50
7.4;3.4 The Axiomatic Foundation for Ordinal Poverty Measures;51
7.4.1;3.4.1 Non-distributional Axioms;51
7.4.2;3.4.2 Distributional Axioms;52
7.5;3.5 Correlation-Sensitive Poverty Measures;55
7.5.1;3.5.1 The Multidimensional Bossert, Chakravarty and D’Ambrosio Class of Poverty Measures;57
7.5.2;3.5.2 The Multidimensional Chakravarty and D’Ambrosio Class of Poverty Measures;57
7.5.3;3.5.3 The Multidimensional Alkire and Foster Class of Poverty Measures;58
7.5.4;3.5.4 The Multidimensional Correlation–Sensitive Class of Poverty Measures;59
7.5.5;3.5.5 Poverty Decompositions;61
7.6;3.6 Poverty in India;62
7.7;3.7 Conclusion;73
7.8;Appendix;75
7.9;References;79
8;Chapter 4 An Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty: Evidence from Italy;81
8.1;4.1 Introduction;81
8.2;4.2 Data Description;83
8.3;4.3 Methodology;84
8.4;4.4 Results;89
8.5;4.5 Conclusion;95
8.6;References;96
9;Chapter 5 Economic Vulnerability in Spain: Before, During, and “After” Crisis;99
9.1;5.1 Introduction;99
9.2;5.2 Data and Methodology;102
9.2.1;5.2.1 Income;104
9.2.2;5.2.2 Material Deprivation;105
9.2.3;5.2.3 Economic Stress;106
9.3;5.3 Results;109
9.4;5.4 Who Were the Vulnerable? Vulnerability Profiles in 2004;113
9.5;5.5 Vulnerability Dynamics Through Economic Crisis;116
9.6;5.6 Concluding Remarks;121
9.7;References;123
10;Chapter 6 Material Deprivation, Health and Well-Being in Older Age: A Comparative Analysis of 14 European Countries;125
10.1;6.1 Background;125
10.2;6.2 Data, Methods and Analysis;129
10.3;6.3 The Association Between Material Deprivation and Health and Well-Being;134
10.4;6.4 Policy Actions and Decision-Making: Can We Reduce Material Deprivation Inequalities?;141
10.5;References;145
11;Chapter 7 Immigrant–Native Differences in Multidimensional Poverty After the Great Recession: A Comparison of Five European Countries;150
11.1;7.1 Introduction;150
11.2;7.2 Literature Review;152
11.3;7.3 Global Context;155
11.4;7.4 Data and Methodology;156
11.4.1;7.4.1 The Source of Data;156
11.4.2;7.4.2 Multidimensional Poverty Index;160
11.5;7.5 Empirical Results;170
11.5.1;7.5.1 Global Results for the EU-5;170
11.5.2;7.5.2 Country Differences;172
11.5.3;7.5.3 Age Breakdown;175
11.5.4;7.5.4 Dimensional Decomposition;180
11.6;7.6 Conclusions;184
11.7;References;187
12;Chapter 8 Multidimensional Poverty Among the Native- and Foreign-Born in the United States: Evidence from the 2010–2014 American Community Surveys;193
12.1;8.1 Introduction;193
12.2;8.2 The Literature on Multidimensional Poverty in the United States;195
12.3;8.3 Data, Methodology, and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement;200
12.3.1;8.3.1 Dimensions and Indicators;200
12.3.2;8.3.2 Weights, Thresholds, and MPI Measurement;202
12.3.3;8.3.3 The Scope and Scale of Multidimensional Poverty in the U.S.;202
12.4;8.4 Determinants of Multidimensional Poverty;206
12.4.1;8.4.1 Descriptive Statistics;214
12.4.2;8.4.2 Econometric Results;219
12.5;8.5 SummaryConclusions;228
12.6;References;231
13;Chapter 9 US Multidimensional Poverty by Race, Ethnicity and Motherhood: Evidence from Pennsylvania Census Data;233
13.1;9.1 Introduction;233
13.2;9.2 Literature;235
13.3;9.3 Methodology;238
13.3.1;9.3.1 Dimensions and Their Indicators;239
13.3.2;9.3.2 Quadruple Decomposition Model;241
13.4;9.4 Data Description;242
13.5;9.5 Analysis;243
13.5.1;9.5.1 Decomposition by Household Type Sub-groups Within Ethnic Sub-groups;243
13.5.2;9.5.2 Decomposition by Presence of Children Within Ethnic-Household Decomposition;244
13.5.3;9.5.3 Comparison Between the African–American, Hispanic, and White Female-Headed Households with Children;246
13.5.4;9.5.4 Robustness to Income Dimension;251
13.6;9.6 Conclusion;252
13.7;Appendix 1: Aggregate Level Decomposition;255
13.8;Appendix 2: Robustness Test;259
13.9;Appendix 3: Poverty Profiles: Income-Based and Multidimensional;261
13.10;References;263
14;Chapter 10 Assessing Multidimensional Deprivation Among the Elderly in the USA;265
14.1;10.1 Introduction;265
14.2;10.2 Data;267
14.2.1;10.2.1 Disabilities;268
14.2.2;10.2.2 Standard of Living;269
14.2.3;10.2.3 Education;269
14.2.4;10.2.4 Housing Burden;270
14.3;10.3 Methodology;270
14.3.1;10.3.1 Multidimensional Deprivation Indices;271
14.4;10.4 Estimates of Multidimensional Deprivation;272
14.4.1;10.4.1 Graphical Representation;273
14.5;10.5 Multidimensional Deprivation by Race;274
14.5.1;10.5.1 Dimension-Specific Deprivation by Race and Ethnicity;275
14.6;10.6 Conclusions;277
14.7;References;279
15;Index;281