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Posibilities and

Challenges of

Multidimensional

Poverty Measurment

in Peru: Elements to

Promote the Discussion

Author: Msc. Jhonatan Clausen
Lizárraga
Master in economics - Pontifical
Catholic University of Peru.

Master in Human Development -
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

INTRODUCTION

The need to understand, measure and eradicate these different groups have generated a reasonable
multidimensional poverty on a global level has gained degree of consensus that has allowed for progress in
strength since the end of the 20th century and the the research, measurement and reduction of global
beginning of the 21st century. The period between multidimensional poverty.
the creation of the Millennium Development Goals
(UN, 2000) and the transition to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG) (UN, 2015) has allowed for Making reference to the term “voices” in the context
the consolidation of said need and its explicit inclusion of multidimensional poverty research is a clear and
in the global development agenda. This consolidation intentional reference to the term introduced by Deepa
process has been reinforced by the emergence of Narayan and her team of researchers in their study
“voices” that advocate for the recognition of poverty about the “Voices of the Poor” (2000a, 2000b). This
as a multidimensional concept and that is not reduced to later research has become a reference that justifies
lack of income or limited spending power. These “voices” broadening the evaluative space of poverty and has
can be divided in three groups: (i) the voices of people motivated other research, such as the regional level
in poverty, (ii) the voices of the academics, and (iii) the participatory study that served as the basis for the
voices of global leaders and policymakers. Together, UNDP’s Human Development Report for Latin America

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