ECO352H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Multidimensional Poverty Index, Sabina Alkire
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First millennium development goal = eradicate extreme poverty and hunger and to cut poverty in 25 years and eradicate poverty by 2030. Arguments = poverty is relative as well as absolute. While world poverty line is . 25 : arguments that this poverty line measure isn"t the best way to think about and measure poverty. Lant pritchett argues that international poverty line should be . 50/day: also argues for plurality of poverty lines keep the . 25/day and also include a national poverty line. Stephan klasen disagrees to look at international poverty line but rather look at national poverty measurement. Sabina alkire believes that need to look at multidimensional. Amanda lenhardt: need to focus on below the avg regardless of poverty. Consumption used rather than income when measuring who lives measure that is selected below/above poverty line: preferred to be used as a current measure of welfare rather than income countries.
