A Multidimensional Poverty Index for Gauteng Province, South Africa: Evidence from Quality of Life Survey Data
| Autor: | Darlington Mushongera, Phindile Ngwenya, Precious Zikhali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Government
medicine.medical_specialty Economic growth Sociology and Political Science Poverty Public health 05 social sciences General Social Sciences Multidimensional Poverty Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life (healthcare) Geography Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 0502 economics and business Human geography Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Survey data collection 030212 general & internal medicine 050207 economics Lagging Socioeconomics |
| Zdroj: | Social Indicators Research. 130:277-303 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0921 0303-8300 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11205-015-1176-2 |
| Popis: | This paper estimates a Multidimensional Poverty Index for Gauteng province of South Africa. The Alkire–Forster method is applied on Quality of Life survey data for 2011 and 2013 which offer an excellent opportunity for estimating poverty at smaller geographical areas. The results suggest that the Multidimensional Poverty Index for Gauteng is low but varies markedly by municipality and by ward, as well as across income groups. Not only are low income households more likely to be multidimensionally poor, they also suffer from higher intensities of poverty. Multidimensional poverty is highest in areas of low economic activity located on the edges of the province. However, pockets of multidimensional poverty do prevail even in better performing municipalities. Government, at all spheres, needs to devise policies that channel investments into lagging areas and avoid approaches that are indifferent to the heterogeneities that exist across localised geographical extents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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