The measurement of inequality and poverty: A policy maker's guide to the literature

Blackwood, Dona Lee; Lynch, Robert G.

doi:10.1016/0305-750x(94)90112-0

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“…Others view poverty, in part, as a function of education, health, life expectancy, child mortality etc. Blackwood and Lynch (1994), identify the poor, using the criteria of the levels of consumption and expenditure.…”

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Concept, Measurement and Causes of Poverty: Nigeria in Perspective

Olowa¹

2012

ECONOMICS

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Concept, Measurement and Causes of Poverty: Nigeria in Perspective

Olowa¹

2012

ECONOMICS

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“…However, interventionist and equity principles have shaped household-level assessments that seek to reduce vulnerability (Kuhlicke et al 2011), and assessments have sought to deliver equity in access to resources, rather than critique the outcomes of the actions implemented (Sen 1981, Blackwood and Lynch 1994, Moser 1998, Scoones 1998, Bebbington 1999, Siegel 2005. Thus, although the link between capacity and the ability to take action (influences of adaptive capacity) is examined, there is limited critical review of the implications of selected adaptive actions in achieving positive outcomes, either for the individual household or the broader system.…”

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Toward a new conceptualization of household adaptive capacity to climate change: applying a risk governance lens

Elrick-Barr

Preston

Thomsen

et al. 2014

E&S

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ABSTRACT. Increasing evidence highlights the importance of context-specific understanding of the impacts of climate change and the need to move beyond generalized assumptions regarding the nature and utility of adaptive capacity in facilitating adaptation. The household level of impact and response is an under-researched context, despite influential decisions affecting local and system vulnerability being made at this scale. Assessments of household adaptive capacity currently assess the influences of adaptive capacity or the influences on adaptive capacity in isolation. We argue that comprehensive assessments need to examine these influences in combination to capture a dynamic and integrated view of households that better reflects their positioning and role(s) in broader socialpolitical contexts. To transition assessments away from examining households as discrete units to recognizing their role within a larger governance context, we outline four themes focused on: (1) analysis of governance contexts, (2) determination of adaptive capacity sources, (3) assessment of cross-scalar trade-offs, and (4) integrated goal setting to facilitate boundary critiques. By considering these themes, the relationships between capacities and actions are highlighted, and the simultaneous outcomes of adaptive choices at individual and broader system scales can be evaluated. We argue that such boundary critique has the potential to yield a more comprehensive assessment of adaptive capacity focused upon cross-scalar influences and impacts.

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“…For example there might be an improvement in relative poverty while absolute poverty is increasing or vice versa. Another problem with the relative poverty concept is that it is not clear what an improvement in relative poverty indicates (Blackwood and Lynch, 1993). Therefore the application of a relative poverty line in a time-series study might be limited.…”

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Subjective Well-Being, Poverty and Ethnicity in South Africa: Insights from an Exploratory Analysis

Neff

2006

Soc Indic Res

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ABSTRACT. South Africa has one of the highest inequality levels in the world. In 1993, nearly half of the population were considered poor. These poverty and inequality levels were and still are a legacy of South Africa's colonial and apartheid past. Since the end of apartheid, there has been a strong governmental effort to combat poverty and in this light a 'social indicators movement' has emerged. The aim of this article is to contribute to the South African social indicators research in three ways: Firstly, this article introduces ethnicity as a unit of analysis in the context of poverty and well-being. It is argued that racial categorisations are not justifiable and in the case of South Africa hide valuable insights. The results of an exploratory analysis suggest that ethnicity allows a more insightful analysis of poverty and well-being than race. Secondly, this article introduces a multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) in the context of subjective well-being research. Many studies regarding subjective well-being in South Africa use ordered probit regression models. It is argued here that these models are based on false assumptions and that a MCA can be seen as a suitable alternative since it constitutes an assumption free model. Lastly, the insights gained from the exploratory analysis are discussed. The MCA seems to show that subjective well-being can be regarded as an outcome measure. Furthermore, it is argued that there are cultural differences (between the ethnic groups) regarding subjective well-being. It seems that the ethnic groups in South Africa have different conceptions of well-being and that different factors influence their subjective well-being assessments.

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The measurement of inequality and poverty: A policy maker's guide to the literature

Cited by 95 publications

References 18 publications

Concept, Measurement and Causes of Poverty: Nigeria in Perspective

Concept, Measurement and Causes of Poverty: Nigeria in Perspective

Toward a new conceptualization of household adaptive capacity to climate change: applying a risk governance lens

Subjective Well-Being, Poverty and Ethnicity in South Africa: Insights from an Exploratory Analysis

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