Poverty and Inequality in the Maldives
Around the world, countries use a wide variety of poverty measurement methodologies. A common method used to measure poverty is based on levels of consumption - a person is considered poor if his or her consumption level falls below some minimum le...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/577881560317134445/Maldives-Poverty-and-Inequality-in-the-Maldives http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31886 |
| Summary: | Around the world, countries use a wide
variety of poverty measurement methodologies. A common
method used to measure poverty is based on levels of
consumption - a person is considered poor if his or her
consumption level falls below some minimum level necessary
to meet basic needs. This note therefore aims at briefly
laying out the methodological framework of measuring poverty
in the Maldives using a relative poverty line and presents
findings of applying the poverty concepts in the context of
the Maldives. For the purpose of this note, poverty is the
pronounced deprivation in well-being defined as whether
households or individuals have enough resources or abilities
to meet their needs. Poverty is also multidimensional in
nature and can include low incomes and the inability to
acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival
with dignity but also low levels of health and education,
poor access to clean water and sanitation, inadequate
physical security, lack of voice, and insufficient capacity
and opportunity to better one’s life. |
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