Measuring Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation : Incidence and Determinants in Developed Countries

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This edited collection provides a comprehensive examination of multidimensional poverty for a wide variety of economies and societies, with a general focus on multidimensional poverty in developed countries, where poverty is often overlooked. Arguing that income- and consumption-based poverty measures cannot provide a full picture of the presence and extent of poverty, the contributors suggest new ways to structure assessment indexes. Complementing the discussion of new rubrics, a series of single-country and comparative examples from Europe and the United States examine variation in multidimensional poverty incidence and the extent of deprivation. This combination of methodology and application will appeal to academics, researchers, and policymakers alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation: An Introduction (Roger White)....Pages 1-6 The Politics of Poverty Measurement and Social Policies: Global Observations (Udaya R. Wagle)....Pages 7-30 Efficiency and Distributive Justice in Multidimensional Poverty Issues (Nicole Rippin)....Pages 31-67 An Analysis of Multidimensional Poverty: Evidence from Italy (Manuela Coromaldi, Carlo Drago)....Pages 69-86 Economic Vulnerability in Spain: Before, During, and “After” Crisis (Jesus Pérez-Mayo)....Pages 87-112 Material Deprivation, Health and Well-Being in Older Age: A Comparative Analysis of 14 European Countries (Marco Terraneo)....Pages 113-137 Immigrant–Native Differences in Multidimensional Poverty After the Great Recession: A Comparison of Five European Countries (Rosa Martínez, Jesús Ruiz-Huerta)....Pages 139-181 Multidimensional Poverty Among the Native- and Foreign-Born in the United States: Evidence from the 2010–2014 American Community Surveys (Roger White, Stacy Yamasaki)....Pages 183-222 US Multidimensional Poverty by Race, Ethnicity and Motherhood: Evidence from Pennsylvania Census Data (Feridoon Koohi-Kamali, Ran Liu)....Pages 223-254 Assessing Multidimensional Deprivation Among the Elderly in the USA (Shatakshee Dhongde)....Pages 255-270 Back Matter ....Pages 271-272