Multidimensional Poverty in Crisis: Lessons from Zimbabwe
利用Alkire-Foster多维贫困指数，研究了津巴布韦2001-2008年危机期间及之后贫困的变化，发现2001至2007年贫困大幅上升，2007至2011-2012年恢复期有所下降，分解指数显示不同贫困维度趋势差异显著，对社会救助政策有启示。
Zimbabwe experienced an acute social, political, and economic crisis from 2001 to 2008 and is now on a recovery path. This paper explores changes in poverty between 2001, 2007, and 2011–2012 using an Alkire–Foster multidimensional poverty index. Results indicate a large increase in poverty across multiple dimensions of household wellbeing between 2001 and 2007 (the start of the crisis peak), followed by a decrease in poverty between 2007 and 2011–2012, during the recovery period. Decomposition of the index shows significantly different trends in poverty dimensions over time with implications for short- and long-term social assistance policies.