On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings

Qizilbash, Mozaffar (2004). On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings. UNU-WIDER.

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    Author Qizilbash, Mozaffar
    Title On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings
    Volume/Issue No. 2004/37
    Publication Date 2004
    Place of Publication Helsinki
    Publisher UNU-WIDER
    Pages 22
    Language eng
    Abstract

    It is often argued that multi-dimensional measures of well-being and poverty–such as those based on the capability approach and related views–are ad hoc. Rankings based on them are not, for this reason, robust to changes in the selection of weights us
    Keyword Equality and inequality
    Index numbers (economics)
    Measurement (poverty)
    Quality of life
    Copyright Holder Author(s)
    Copyright Year 2004
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISSN 18102611
    ISBN 9789291906246
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