Working paper
Multidimensional poverty and COVID-19 risk factors: A rapid overview of interlinked deprivations across 5.7 billion people
- Abstract:
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Multidimensional poverty data and measurement are key allies in confronting the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Formulating an effective response to this global crisis requires an understanding of the overlapping deprivations faced by people in the developing world, deprivations that can result in increased vulnerability to COVID-19. The global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) provides clear, immediate evidence of these interlinked deprivations, making interventions more effective, high impact, and durable.
This briefing uses the global MPI database for 2019, which covers 101 countries and 5.7 billion people in the developing world, to show at a glance some surprising but critical facts for the COVID-19 response.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Reviewed (other)
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Authors
- Publisher:
- Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
- Journal:
- OPHI Working Papers More from this journal
- Issue:
- 53
- Pages:
- 1-16
- Series:
- OPHI Policy Briefings
- Place of publication:
- Oxford, UK
- Publication date:
- 2020-04-21
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1102158
- Local pid:
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pubs:1102158
- Deposit date:
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2020-04-28
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- Copyright holder:
- Alkire et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- © The Author(s) 2020.
- Notes:
- This is the publisher's version of the article. The final version is available online from the University of Oxford at: https://www.ophi.org.uk/b53/
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