Measuring Acute Poverty in the Developing World: Robustness and Scope of the Multidimensional Poverty Index

Sabina Alkire; Maria Emma Santos

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Measuring Acute Poverty in the Developing World: Robustness and Scope of the Multidimensional Poverty Index

Sabina Alkire Maria Emma Santos

World Development Vol. 59 pp. 251-274 · Elsevier BV

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Sabina Alkire, Maria Emma Santos (2014). Measuring Acute Poverty in the Developing World: Robustness and Scope of the Multidimensional Poverty Index. World Development, 59, 251-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.01.026

Measuring Acute Poverty in the Developing World: Robustness and Scope of the Multidimensional Poverty Index

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