Measuring multidimensional poverty in Latin America : previous experience and the way forward

This paper states the need to design a multidimensional poverty index for the Latin America region (LA-MPI) that can monitor poverty trends in a cross-country comparable way, yet is also relevant to the particular regional context. We review the region’s rich experience with multidimensional poverty...

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Main Author: Santos, M
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) 2014
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