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What do you think of this [1] measure of Poverty? It is based on questions like: Has a child died in your family? Do you have electricity? Do you cook with wood
by MarkMc 12y ago
What do you think of this [1] measure of Poverty? It is based on questions like: Has a child died in your family? Do you have electricity? Do you cook with wood, charcoal or dung? Seems pretty absolute to me.
[1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multidimensional_Poverty_Index http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multidimensional_Poverty_Inde...
- coldtea 12y agoSeems pretty crude to me. It's mostly a test to determine "are you living in 19th century shoe-shine boy conditions" -- not "are you poor". Sure, the poor of today can have access to electricity and running water, and even basic drugs like penicilin. Things that even the kings of 18th didn't have. That doesn't mean the kings of 18th century were "poor", nor that the trailer-park people of today are "rich". Both would be absurd statements. What's acceptable is not static.