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Poverty and Deprivation of the Italian Families

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  • Silvia Sorana

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The condition of deprivation and poverty cannot be accounted for in terms of income alone. Its multidimensional nature needs be addressed with a more complex intellectual tool: here Amartya Sen’s capability approach is employed. The difference in ability to translate income into well-being depends on the influence of numerous variables reflecting the circumstances of the person, while many other variables independent of the single individual also matter, such as disadvantage in converting income into functionally positive results, or the inner disparities within a community. Since greater individual capability fosters production and earning potential, studying its dynamics can prove fundamental in devising public policies.

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  • Silvia Sorana, 2013. "Poverty and Deprivation of the Italian Families," QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria, issue 3, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:rar:journl:0269
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    Keywords

    Multidimensional poverty; Capabilities; Standard of living;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity

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