Multidimensional poverty in Silveira Martins/RS: an application of Alkire-Foster Method (AF)

Authors

  • Solange Regina Marin Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
  • Sirlei Glasenapp Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Carine Vieira Universidade Federal do ABC
  • Géssica Mathias Diniz Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Melody de Campos Soares Porsse Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Janaína Ottoneli Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465928423

Abstract

The Capability Approach, as proposed by Amartya Sen (1979, 1985, 1987, 1999a, 1999b), analyzes poverty beyond monetary income in considering dimensions as health, education, sanitation and others that are valued by people. From this proposal, Alkire and Foster (2007) have developed a method of measuring poverty that aggregates the various aspects of people's lives in a multidimensional measure. The objective of this study is to explore the Alkire-Foster Method (AF) and present the general measurement obtained in a study in the city of Silveira Martins (RS). The final measure revealed that people are most deprived of the freedom enjoyed in the community, access to income, employment, basic services and education, which supports the senian view that poverty is beyond monetary income. Based on the AF Method, it is possible to formulate policies aimed at the dimensions in which many people suffer more deprivation.

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Author Biographies

Solange Regina Marin, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Professora do Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais

 

Sirlei Glasenapp, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Professora do Departamento de Ciências Administrativas

 

Carine Vieira, Universidade Federal do ABC

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Humanas e Sociais

Géssica Mathias Diniz, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Econômico

Melody de Campos Soares Porsse, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Professora do Departamento de Administração Geral e Aplicada

Janaína Ottoneli, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração

Published

2018-07-18

How to Cite

Marin, S. R., Glasenapp, S., Vieira, C., Diniz, G. M., Porsse, M. de C. S., & Ottoneli, J. (2018). Multidimensional poverty in Silveira Martins/RS: an application of Alkire-Foster Method (AF). Revista De Administração Da UFSM, 11(2), 247–267. https://doi.org/10.5902/1983465928423

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