Highlights•Smallholder value chain participation requires critical unpacking of
inclusiveness.•Inclusiveness comprises economic, social, relational, and environmental …

Like past editions, this ninth edition of Social Inequality: Forms, Causes, and Consequences
is a user-friendly introduction to the study of social inequality. This book conveys the …

The paper provides an overview of definitions, measurements and applications of the
concept of multidimensional poverty through a systematic review. The literature is classified …

This study enriches the limited literature on multidimensional poverty by focusing on
household demographic characteristics as determinants of household-specific living …

In this article, I present mpitb, a toolbox for multidimensional poverty indices (MPIs). The
package mpitb comprises several subcommands to facilitate specification, estimation, and …

A method to measure vulnerability to multidimensional poverty is proposed under a mean–
risk behaviour approach. We extend the unidimensional downside mean–semideviation …

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the economy and livelihoods of people
worldwide. To analyze the impact of the pandemic on material conditions, income levels …

Background: Intellectual disability is more common in low-and middle-income countries than
in high-income countries. Stigma and discrimination have contributed to barriers to people …

According to the capability approach, multidimensional poverty is both a concept and a
measure used to depict the poor who are deprived in multiple dimensions. This article …

Existing studies rarely focus on the quantitative measurement of the multi-dimensional return
to poverty in Chinese rural households. Therefore, this paper assessed the dynamic …