Mexico’s poverty measurement introduced
Experts have proposed applying Mexico’s multidimensional poverty measurement as a feasible basis for relevant agencies to adjust or stipulate new policies on poverty reduction and social welfare from 2015 upwards.
Mexico’s multidimensional poverty measurement and its experience in implementing the methodology were tabled at a two-day conference in coastal Nha Trang city on June 15-16.
Twelve Vietnamese officials who visited Mexico in April 2013 with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) shared what they have learnt from the Mexico model.
The multidimensional poverty methodology takes into account indicators in various areas, including economic growth, education, health care services, social security, housing, and social insurance for the poor.
It has thus established supportive policies for different groups of poor people, implementing poverty reduction based on social development foundation and building a database for better management in the process.
Vietnam presently uses an income-only basis to measure poverty, leading to the shortcomings in poverty reduction policies which cannot cover all needs of the poor.