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14 July 2010updated 27 Sep 2015 2:17am

MPI: a progressive approach to poverty

The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative has created an innovative system of poverty meas

By Tom Phillips

At an extremely optimistic Human Development Report Office policy forum today the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative revealed its new Multidimensional Poverty Index. The index measures multiple types of deprivations (ten in all), so providing a detailed picture of not just who is poor, but in what way they are poor.

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