UNU-WIDER On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings

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On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings

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Publisher:

UNU-WIDER

Series:

WIDER Research Paper

Volume:

2004/37

Title:

On the Arbitrariness and Robustness of Multi-Dimensional Poverty Rankings

Authors:

Mozaffar Qizilbash

Publication date:

2004

ISSN Web:

1810-2611

ISBN Web:

9291906247

ISBN 13 Web:

9789291906246

Copyright holder:

© Author(s)

Copyright year:

2004

Keywords:

Human Poverty Index, Borda ranking, South Africa

JEL:

D60, I31, I32

Sponsor:

UNU-WIDER acknowledges the financial contributions to the research programme by the governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Norway (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency-Sida) and the United Kingdom (Department for International Development).

Format:

online