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Gradín, Carlos - 2016

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Identifying destitution through linked subsets of multidimensionally poor : an ordinal approach

Alkire, Sabina; Seth, Suman - 2015

evolution of multidimensional poverty in Nepal. Our findings show crucial differences between these approaches. …

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Considering the extremely poor : multidimensional poverty measurement for Germany

Nowak, Daniel; Scheicher, Christoph - 2014

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Can social protection increase resilience to climate change? : a case study of oportunidades in rural Yucatan, Mexico

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Rural livelihood strategies in Cambodia : evidence from a household survey in Stung Treng

Bühler, Dorothee; Grote, Ulrike; Hartje, Rebecca; Ker, … - 2015

The overall objective of this discussion paper is to advance the knowledge on rural livelihoods in Stung Treng, Cambodia. In a cluster analysis, five clusters with very different livelihood strategies are identified based on a sample of 600 rural households. Despite the fact that nearly all...

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