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来源类型 | Briefing Papers |
规范类型 | 简报 |
DOI | 10.23661/bp5.2018 |
How to identify national dimensions of poverty? The constitutional approach | |
Burchi, Francesco; Pasquale De Muro; Eszter Kollar | |
发表日期 | 2018 |
出版年 | 2018 |
概述 | Which are the specific forms of poverty a country should focus on? This Briefing Paper suggests using the Constitutional Approach, recently developed by DIE researchers with international scholars, to identify priority poverty targets based on norm-governed national institutions. |
摘要 | With the signing of the 2030 Agenda, the international community has committed to ending poverty in all its forms. This first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) recognises poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon that goes beyond the simple lack of a sufficient amount of income. However, the way the SDG 1 and, in particular, Target 1.2 – “reduce … poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions” – are formulated poses challenges for its operationalisation. Which specific dimensions of poverty should a country focus on? How can we identify them? Is it possible to agree on a universal set of dimensions with which to compare poverty across several countries? Recently, significant advancements have been made in the measurement of multidimensional poverty; however, how dimensions of poverty are selected is often overlooked. Empirical studies have employed different approaches, ranging from a data-driven approach to the use of participatory methods or surveys to detect context-based dimensions. This Briefing Paper discusses the pros and cons of the existing approaches and argues in favour of a new one, called the Constitutional Approach. The central idea is that the constitution of a democratic country, together with its official interpretations, can be a valid source of ethically sound poverty dimensions. What is the value added of the Constitutional Approach? And what are the policy implications of adopting it?
Given the above strengths, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which has a vital role in the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network, could recommend this approach to governments to track country progress in SDG 1. |
URL | https://www.die-gdi.de/en/briefing-paper/article/how-to-identify-national-dimensions-of-poverty-the-constitutional-approach/ |
来源智库 | German Development Institute (Germany) |
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资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/502305 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Burchi, Francesco,Pasquale De Muro,Eszter Kollar. How to identify national dimensions of poverty? The constitutional approach. 2018. |
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