The multidimensionality of child poverty : an empirical investigation on children of Afghanistan
Year: 2010
Type: report
Abstract: From the capability approach, child poverty is understood as the \ndeprivation of basic capabilities and related achieved functionings. \nThis paper examines multidimensional poverty among Afghan children using the Alkire and Foster method. The case of Afghanistan is particularly relevant as years of conflict aggravated by several severe droughts, political insecurity, bad governance and on going violence have significantly increased poverty in the country. The paper discusses the relevant dimensions when analyzing child poverty and uses data from a survey carried out by Handicap International which contains information on dimensions of children's well-being that is typically missing in standard surveys. Ten dimensions are considered in this paper: health, material deprivation, food security, care and love, \nsocial inclusion, access to schooling, freedom from economic exploitation, autonomy and mobility. Our results show that younger children and those living in rural areas are the most deprived. \n \nJEL classication: O53, I3, I32, J13 \nkeywords: Multidimensional poverty measurement, Capability approach, Children, Afghanistan \n \nhttp://www.ophi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/OPHI-RP-19a.pdf
Institution: University of Oxford
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: European Commission
OpenAlex ID: W2189314627