Description
Available poverty measurement methods can be divided into three types: non-normative, semi-normative and normative. Non-normative methods use a fraction of per capita income for the poverty threshold. Some European countries use this technique. Semi-normative methods use social and economic aspects. The notion behind a semi-normative method is that increased income cannot ensure a better quality of life for people. The Physical Quality of Life Index and the Human Development Index are the examples of such methods. Normative methods apply a threshold that is derived on the basis of the notion of a minimum living standard that includes food, shelter and other household necessities. In this research a method has been devised which falls within the semi-normative type and is applied to the Kaski district of Nepal as a case study.
Rural poverty analysis: A case study of Kaski District of Nepal
Available poverty measurement methods can be divided into three types: non-normative, semi-normative and normative. Non-normative methods use a fraction of per capita income for the poverty threshold. Some European countries use this technique. Semi-normative methods use social and economic aspects. The notion behind a semi-normative method is that increased income cannot ensure a better quality of life for people. The Physical Quality of Life Index and the Human Development Index are the examples of such methods. Normative methods apply a threshold that is derived on the basis of the notion of a minimum living standard that includes food, shelter and other household necessities. In this research a method has been devised which falls within the semi-normative type and is applied to the Kaski district of Nepal as a case study.