Question 1

Which of the following is a substantial critique of the monetary approach to poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everything needed for a minimum standard of living has a monetary value. 
B)  Everything can be bought on markets. 
C)  Specific income levels will be spent on basic needs. 
D)  Household income is distributed so that individuals will meet their respective needs. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Everything needed for a minimum standard of living has a monetary value. 
B)  Everything can be bought on markets. 
C)  Specific income levels will be spent on basic needs. 
D)  Household income is distributed so that individuals will meet their respective needs. 
E)  All of the above

Question 2

What are Participatory Poverty Assessments and how have they been used?

Accepted Answer

Participatory methods for greater inclus

Question 3

What was the result of Benjamin Rowntree's study on living conditions in York?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Rowntree conducted a study in Y

Question 4

In comparison to the Millennium Goals, how do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) differ in relation to poverty reduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  They acknowledge that poverty is about more than lack of income 
B)  They acknowledge that poverty is constituted by deprivation in areas other than income 
C)  They emphasize the need for poverty reduction for all 
D)  They include space for national definitions and measure of poverty in addition to internationally comparable measures 
E)  All of the above 
A)  They acknowledge that poverty is about more than lack of income 
B)  They acknowledge that poverty is constituted by deprivation in areas other than income 
C)  They emphasize the need for poverty reduction for all 
D)  They include space for national definitions and measure of poverty in addition to internationally comparable measures 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Describe the three types of measures of the Foster-GreerThorbecke poverty measures.

Accepted Answer

After having decided on the welfare meas

Question 6

What is the poverty headcount index?

Accepted Answer

A)  Number of people below relative poverty line divided by national households 
B)  An estimated number of people below the poverty line 
C)  Number of people below the poverty line divided by the total population 
D)  An estimated number of people receiving welfare benefits 
E)  The absolute number of people living below the poverty line 
A)  Number of people below relative poverty line divided by national households 
B)  An estimated number of people below the poverty line 
C)  Number of people below the poverty line divided by the total population 
D)  An estimated number of people receiving welfare benefits 
E)  The absolute number of people living below the poverty line

Question 7

How is the Multidimensional Poverty Index different from the Human Development Index?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be weighted for different measurements of poverty. 
B)  It is rooted in Sen's capability approach. 
C)  It measures both poverty and inequality at the national level. 
D)  It captures household data rather than national data. 
E)  They are the same in function but different in form. 
A)  It can be weighted for different measurements of poverty. 
B)  It is rooted in Sen's capability approach. 
C)  It measures both poverty and inequality at the national level. 
D)  It captures household data rather than national data. 
E)  They are the same in function but different in form.

Question 8

The absolute poverty line is now most widely used in European countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What motivated the rise of the measurement of multi-dimensional poverty?

Accepted Answer

The measurement of multi-dimensional pov

Question 10

Welfare is established at the individual level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Summarize the main criticisms to the monetary poverty approach.

Accepted Answer

The measurement of multi-dimensional pov

Question 12

Qualitative and participatory studies of poverty have become increasingly commonplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What have the global trends in extreme poverty looked like over the past thirty years?

Accepted Answer

The proportion and numbers of people liv

Question 14

What is the function of the purchasing power parity?

Accepted Answer

PPP refers to the process of taking acco

Question 15

When were the first comprehensive poverty studies undertaken in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early eighteenth century 
B)  Late eighteenth century 
C)  Early nineteenth century 
D)  Late nineteenth century 
E)  Early twentieth century 
A)  Early eighteenth century 
B)  Late eighteenth century 
C)  Early nineteenth century 
D)  Late nineteenth century 
E)  Early twentieth century

Question 16

Does the use of different approaches to measurement also lead to different pictures of poverty?

Accepted Answer

Conceptual and normative dissonance betw

Question 17

Who advocated for "putting the last first" and pioneered participatory approaches that take account of people's voices in development processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amartya Sen 
B)  Robert Chambers 
C)  Peter Townsend 
D)  Benjamin Rowntree 
E)  Streeten and Burki 
A)  Amartya Sen 
B)  Robert Chambers 
C)  Peter Townsend 
D)  Benjamin Rowntree 
E)  Streeten and Burki

Question 18

COVID-19 may have a negative severe impact on monetary poverty in the coming years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is a poverty profile? Which monetary measures are used in its construction?

Accepted Answer

Poverty measurement underpins the identi

Question 20

Discuss how multi-dimensional poverty approaches are becoming official poverty measures for informing and guiding policy formulation at the national level.

Accepted Answer

In 2011, Colombian President Juan Manuel

Exam 26: Measuring and Evaluating Poverty

Which of the following is a substantial critique of the monetary approach to poverty?

What are Participatory Poverty Assessments and how have they been used?

What was the result of Benjamin Rowntree's study on living conditions in York?

In comparison to the Millennium Goals, how do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) differ in relation to poverty reduction?

Describe the three types of measures of the Foster-GreerThorbecke poverty measures.

What is the poverty headcount index?

How is the Multidimensional Poverty Index different from the Human Development Index?

The absolute poverty line is now most widely used in European countries.

What motivated the rise of the measurement of multi-dimensional poverty?

Welfare is established at the individual level.

Summarize the main criticisms to the monetary poverty approach.

Qualitative and participatory studies of poverty have become increasingly commonplace.

What have the global trends in extreme poverty looked like over the past thirty years?

What is the function of the purchasing power parity?

When were the first comprehensive poverty studies undertaken in England?

Does the use of different approaches to measurement also lead to different pictures of poverty?

Who advocated for "putting the last first" and pioneered participatory approaches that take account of people's voices in development processes?

COVID-19 may have a negative severe impact on monetary poverty in the coming years.

What is a poverty profile? Which monetary measures are used in its construction?

Discuss how multi-dimensional poverty approaches are becoming official poverty measures for informing and guiding policy formulation at the national level.

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