Traditional measures of poverty have focused on income or expenditure based on a minimum threshold required to purchase a basket of essential goods and services. However, important aspects of ...

Economic thinking about poverty has evolved towards a better understanding of the many faces of poverty. Using a multidimensional approach to poverty, which complements monetary measures, helps to ...

Belstat has presented the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI), validated by the University of Oxford.

Hungary has been in a transition process since the fall of the Iron Curtain. This process has resulted in important developments in regional policy. The introduction of a western style policy system ...

Kerala vs US : Who has better human development indicators? (Image: PTI) The Indian state of Kerala has surpassed the US in several key indicators of human development, Congress MP from the state, ...