The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda

As part of the 2030 Agenda, much effort has been exerted in comparing multidimensional child poverty measures both technically and conceptually. Yet, few countries have adopted and used any of these measures in policymaking. This paper explores the reasons for this absence from a political economy p...

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Main Authors:	Cuesta, Jose, Biggeri, Mario, Hernandez-Licona, Gonzalo, Aparicio, Ricardo, Guillen-Fernandez, Yedith
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2021
Subjects:	POLITICAL ECONOMY MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY CHILDREN CHILD POVERTY POVERTY MEASUREMENT CONSENSUS CAPACITY POLITY
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35256

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spelling	okr-10986-352562021-04-23T14:02:19Z The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda Cuesta, Jose Biggeri, Mario Hernandez-Licona, Gonzalo Aparicio, Ricardo Guillen-Fernandez, Yedith POLITICAL ECONOMY MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY CHILDREN CHILD POVERTY POVERTY MEASUREMENT CONSENSUS CAPACITY POLITY As part of the 2030 Agenda, much effort has been exerted in comparing multidimensional child poverty measures both technically and conceptually. Yet, few countries have adopted and used any of these measures in policymaking. This paper explores the reasons for this absence from a political economy perspective. It develops an innovative political economy framework for poverty measurement and a hypothesis whereby a country will only produce and use reliable and sustainable multidimensional child poverty (MDCP) measures if and only if three conditions coalesce: consensus, capacity and polity. We explore this framework with two relevant case studies, Mexico and Uganda. Both countries satisfy the capacity condition required to measure MDCP but only Mexico satisfies the other two conditions. Our proposed political economy framework is normatively relevant because it identifies the conditions that need to change across multiple contexts before the effective adoption and use of an MDCP measure becomes more likely. 2021-03-11T17:33:47Z 2021-03-11T17:33:47Z 2020-03-11 Journal Article Oxford Development Studies 1360-0818 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35256 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Latin America & Caribbean Mexico Uganda
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topic	POLITICAL ECONOMY MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY CHILDREN CHILD POVERTY POVERTY MEASUREMENT CONSENSUS CAPACITY POLITY
spellingShingle	POLITICAL ECONOMY MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY CHILDREN CHILD POVERTY POVERTY MEASUREMENT CONSENSUS CAPACITY POLITY Cuesta, Jose Biggeri, Mario Hernandez-Licona, Gonzalo Aparicio, Ricardo Guillen-Fernandez, Yedith The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda
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description	As part of the 2030 Agenda, much effort has been exerted in comparing multidimensional child poverty measures both technically and conceptually. Yet, few countries have adopted and used any of these measures in policymaking. This paper explores the reasons for this absence from a political economy perspective. It develops an innovative political economy framework for poverty measurement and a hypothesis whereby a country will only produce and use reliable and sustainable multidimensional child poverty (MDCP) measures if and only if three conditions coalesce: consensus, capacity and polity. We explore this framework with two relevant case studies, Mexico and Uganda. Both countries satisfy the capacity condition required to measure MDCP but only Mexico satisfies the other two conditions. Our proposed political economy framework is normatively relevant because it identifies the conditions that need to change across multiple contexts before the effective adoption and use of an MDCP measure becomes more likely.
format	Journal Article
author	Cuesta, Jose Biggeri, Mario Hernandez-Licona, Gonzalo Aparicio, Ricardo Guillen-Fernandez, Yedith
author_facet	Cuesta, Jose Biggeri, Mario Hernandez-Licona, Gonzalo Aparicio, Ricardo Guillen-Fernandez, Yedith
author_sort	Cuesta, Jose
title	The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda
title_short	The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda
title_full	The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda
title_fullStr	The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda
title_full_unstemmed	The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda
title_sort	political economy of multidimensional child poverty measurement : a comparative analysis of mexico and uganda
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2021
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35256
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The Political Economy of Multidimensional Child Poverty Measurement : A Comparative Analysis of Mexico and Uganda

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