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THREE Theorising and measuring migrant poverty
Abstract
This chapter aims to introduce the approach taken here to define, measure and explain migrant poverty. To this end, it first evaluates the existing definitions of poverty and monetary and multi-dimensional perspectives on poverty measurement, and then presents the definition and the measurement method adopted here. Building upon a critical evaluation of relevant theories from the wider international migration literature, it outlines the core components of the resource-based model adapted from the author’s earlier work to examine the relationships between poverty and international migration. The chapter concludes by setting out research hypotheses for statistical testing.
Abstract
This chapter aims to introduce the approach taken here to define, measure and explain migrant poverty. To this end, it first evaluates the existing definitions of poverty and monetary and multi-dimensional perspectives on poverty measurement, and then presents the definition and the measurement method adopted here. Building upon a critical evaluation of relevant theories from the wider international migration literature, it outlines the core components of the resource-based model adapted from the author’s earlier work to examine the relationships between poverty and international migration. The chapter concludes by setting out research hypotheses for statistical testing.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of figures and tables iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Introduction 1
- Migrant poverty: scoping the empirical field 6
- Theorising and measuring migrant poverty 25
- Researching migrant poverty 46
- Do migrants fare better than stayers? 65
- Conclusion 93
- References 101
- Index 119
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of figures and tables iv
- Acknowledgements v
- Introduction 1
- Migrant poverty: scoping the empirical field 6
- Theorising and measuring migrant poverty 25
- Researching migrant poverty 46
- Do migrants fare better than stayers? 65
- Conclusion 93
- References 101
- Index 119
