ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/EDID/2018/WP.5
Country: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Publication Type: Working papers
Cluster: Shared Economic Prosperity
Focus Area: Financing for development, Inclusive development
Initiatives: Addressing multidimensional poverty
SDGs: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Keywords: Development, Middle-income countries, Poverty
Multidimensional poverty profile in Jordan
January 2018
The paper provides in-depth analysis of the prevalence, distribution (geographical and by gender, among other household socio-economic characteristics), and severity of multidimensional poverty in Jordan. The paper makes use of the Arab Multidimensional Poverty Index Methodology and data from the Demographic and Household Survey (DHS) for Jordan in 2012. It is one of several country profiles prepared by ESCWA as background papers for the Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report making use of the new Multidimensional Poverty Index proposed for the Arab Region
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The paper provides in-depth analysis of the prevalence, distribution (geographical and by gender, among other household socio-economic characteristics), and severity of multidimensional poverty in Jordan. The paper makes use of the Arab Multidimensional Poverty Index Methodology and data from the Demographic and Household Survey (DHS) for Jordan in 2012. It is one of several country profiles prepared by ESCWA as background papers for the Arab Multidimensional Poverty Report making use of the new Multidimensional Poverty Index proposed for the Arab Region
