This edited collection provides a comprehensive examination of multidimensional poverty for a wide variety of economies and societies, with a general focus on multidimensional poverty in developed countries, where poverty is often overlooked. Arguing that income- and consumption-based poverty...

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1 Multidimensional Poverty and Deprivation: An Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 The Politics of Poverty Measurement and Social Policies: Global Observations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Politics of Poverty...