A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa

We discuss and compare the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance approach and apply both measures to 26 African countries using data near 2002 and 2012. Results across the two measures are broadly similar but not the same. For example, while the multidimensional...

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Main Authors: Arndt, Channing, Mahrt, Kristi, Hussain, M. Azhar, Tarp, Finn
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Published: Elsevier 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146587
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description We discuss and compare the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance approach and apply both measures to 26 African countries using data near 2002 and 2012. Results across the two measures are broadly similar but not the same. For example, while the multidimensional poverty index suggests that all countries are advancing, FOD indicates that 14 countries experience broad-based progress, two countries show more moderate likelihoods of progress, and the remaining 10 countries neither improve nor deteriorate in terms of attainment of rights for the dimensions considered. We conclude that the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance approaches are useful complements that should be employed in tandem.
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spelling CGSpace1465872025-02-24T06:47:53Z A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa Arndt, Channing Mahrt, Kristi Hussain, M. Azhar Tarp, Finn development human rights economic development surveys health welfare indicators socioeconomic development multidimensional poverty index living standards measure demography poverty We discuss and compare the properties of the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance approach and apply both measures to 26 African countries using data near 2002 and 2012. Results across the two measures are broadly similar but not the same. For example, while the multidimensional poverty index suggests that all countries are advancing, FOD indicates that 14 countries experience broad-based progress, two countries show more moderate likelihoods of progress, and the remaining 10 countries neither improve nor deteriorate in terms of attainment of rights for the dimensions considered. We conclude that the multidimensional poverty index and first-order dominance approaches are useful complements that should be employed in tandem. 2018-04-16 2024-06-21T09:07:38Z 2024-06-21T09:07:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146587 en https://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2017/300-4 Open Access Elsevier Arndt, Channing; Mahrt, Kristi; Hussain, M. Azhar; and Tarp, Finn. 2018. A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa. World Development 108(August 2018): 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.022
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human rights
economic development
surveys
health
welfare
indicators
socioeconomic development
multidimensional poverty index
living standards
measure
demography
poverty
Arndt, Channing
Mahrt, Kristi
Hussain, M. Azhar
Tarp, Finn
A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
title A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
title_full A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
title_short A human rights-consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort human rights consistent approach to multidimensional welfare measurement applied to sub saharan africa
topic development
human rights
economic development
surveys
health
welfare
indicators
socioeconomic development
multidimensional poverty index
living standards
measure
demography
poverty
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146587
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