Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index Sachi Kamiya Anna Dahl
Dec 24, 2015
Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTUC5MfQKKA
What is it?“The MPI assesses the nature and intensity of
poverty at the individual level, with poor people being those who are multiply deprived and the extent of their poverty being measured by the extent of their deprivations.”
What does it consider?EducationYears of schoolingDeprived if less than five years of schoolingChild EnrollmentDeprived if not attending school in years 1-8
HealthChild moralityDeprived if any child has died in familyNutritionDeprived if any child is malnourished
What does it consider?Standard of living
ElectricityDrinking water (with in 30 minute of distance )Sanitation (toilet)Flooring (condition of house)Cooking fuel (use of sophisticated tools)Assets (TV, refrigerator, etc.)
Why Liberia?Civil war (military coup in 1980)85% of population living under poverty lineEconomic mismanagementLack of education
(20% of schools destroyed)No access to medical help
Why Kenya?Limited economic diversityLack of opportunity Government corruptionUnfair tariff walls by rich countries
Why Niger?MalnutritionInsufficient economic regulationsOil over-dependency
Why Chad?Corruption80% livme under poverty lineGeographic locationFood insecurity
Why Mozambique?Recent civil warHigh inequalityGDP growth is currently ranked the highest
Referenceshttp://
www.ophi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/OPHI-MPI-Brief-2011.pdf
http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_2011_EN_Complete.pdf
http://www.mapsofworld.com/kenya/economy/poverty-in.html
http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/http://
povertynewsblog.blogspot.com/2006/10/niger-extreme-poverty-in-niger.html
http://www.progress.org/borruso01.htm