The Many Dimensions of Poverty

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Multidimensional Poverty: Conceptual and Measurement Issues....Pages 3-19
Measuring Poverty: The Case for a Sociological Approach....Pages 20-35
Poverty Counts: Living with Poverty and Poverty Measures....Pages 36-51
The Multidimensionality of Poverty: An Institutionalist Perspective....Pages 52-74
The Subjective Dimension of Poverty: A Psychological Viewpoint....Pages 75-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Choosing Dimensions: The Capability Approach and Multidimensional Poverty....Pages 89-119
On the Concept and Measurement of Empowerment....Pages 120-139
Participation, Pluralism and Perceptions of Poverty....Pages 140-164
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Poverty: The South African Experience....Pages 165-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Identifying and Measuring Chronic Poverty: Beyond Monetary Measures?....Pages 187-214
Risk and Vulnerability to Poverty....Pages 215-228
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
On the Political Economy of Poverty Alleviation....Pages 231-250
On Assessing Pro-Poorness of Government Programmes: International Comparisons....Pages 251-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-279