ABSTRACT
What are the objectives of measuring poverty?
What are the key issues in measuring deprivation and constructing poverty lines?
Where do poverty statistics come from, and what are the difficulties with national accounts methods, household surveys, and income versus consumption measures?
What are the major monetary measures of poverty, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
What are the major measures of poverty relevant to capabilities, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
What are qualitative measures of poverty such as participatory poverty assessments, and what are their strengths and weaknesses?
