Seven A new poverty measure
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Peter Saunders
Abstract
This chapter brings together the analysis presented in chapters Two and Six to examine the relationship between deprivation and poverty in more depth. It compares the two concepts in terms of how well each is able to identify those who are most disadvantaged. It uses the relationship of poverty and deprivation to several indicators of well-being to assess how well each indicator captures a situation that is harmful to those who experience it. It examines the overlap between who is poor but not deprived, who is deprived but not poor, and who is both deprived and poor in order to show that they differ empirically. It emphasises that this third (overlap) category forms the basis for the measure of consistent poverty that is explained and applied for the first time in Australia using the CUPSE data.
Abstract
This chapter brings together the analysis presented in chapters Two and Six to examine the relationship between deprivation and poverty in more depth. It compares the two concepts in terms of how well each is able to identify those who are most disadvantaged. It uses the relationship of poverty and deprivation to several indicators of well-being to assess how well each indicator captures a situation that is harmful to those who experience it. It examines the overlap between who is poor but not deprived, who is deprived but not poor, and who is both deprived and poor in order to show that they differ empirically. It emphasises that this third (overlap) category forms the basis for the measure of consistent poverty that is explained and applied for the first time in Australia using the CUPSE data.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Introduction and overview 1
- Income poverty 17
- Beyond low income: economic resources, financial hardship and poverty 43
- Experiencing poverty: the voices of poverty and disadvantage 65
- Identifying the essentials of life 83
- Measuring deprivation 115
- A new poverty measure 153
- Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda 179
- Identifying social exclusion 211
- Conclusions and implications 237
- References 253
- Index 271
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Introduction and overview 1
- Income poverty 17
- Beyond low income: economic resources, financial hardship and poverty 43
- Experiencing poverty: the voices of poverty and disadvantage 65
- Identifying the essentials of life 83
- Measuring deprivation 115
- A new poverty measure 153
- Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda 179
- Identifying social exclusion 211
- Conclusions and implications 237
- References 253
- Index 271
