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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > measurements and definitions of poverty > deprivation index

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deprivation index  

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  • The Deprivation Index is a tool for measuring diverse dimensions of poverty. The dissatisfaction with the one-dimensional measure of income poverty that ignores the deprivations of several other capabilities and opportunities necessitated development of the Multidimensional Deprivation Index. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Deprivation Index]

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