The Topography and Sources of Multidimensional Poverty in Turkey

Abstract

Economic inequality and poverty have been extensively analyzed in monetary terms. However, other aspects of poverty, such as education, health, environment and standards of living are important factors, essential for human well-being and capabilities. Using a host of non-monetary aspects of poverty, this paper sheds light on the geographical distribution of multidimensional poverty in Turkey. Results from survey data highlight that the regional distribution non-monetary dimensions of poverty is conspicuously different than that of relative monetary poverty in Turkey. Unlike the relative monetary poverty rate, multidimensional poverty measurement reflects the regional underdevelopment problem of Turkey. On the contrary, once monetary poverty is considered in absolute terms, multidimensional and absolute monetary poverty have a similar geographical pattern. Moreover, the decomposition analyses point out that females, old disabled and socially excluded individuals suffer the most from multidimensional poverty. Our combined results show that the isolated eastern regions realize the highest poverty and deprivation at each decomposition level.

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“…Ravallion et al [1] proposed a theoretical model of relative comparisons based on different countries' relative poverty income lines, calibrating a new data set on national poverty lines. Karahasan and Bilgel [13] analyzed the relative poverty and its geographical distribution in Turkey by developing an evaluation index system that reflected Turkey's regional development imbalances in education, health care, and living standards. To study relative poverty, an increasing number of scholars have broken through the barrier of income level.…”