Missing Dimensions 2010

Instructor: Sabina Alkire, OPHI Director and Jose Manuel Roche, OPHI Research Officer

Class Objectives:

Informational Analysis of moral principles
Review – the choice of dimensions
The problem of ‘missing data’
Four survey instruments producing most MDG-type data
Various search engines and initiatives to improve data
Characteristics of internationally comparable data
OPHI’s Missing Dimensions: Employment, Empowerment, Safety from
Violence, Ability to go about without Shame, Psychological and Subjective well-being

Videos

Get the Flash Player to see this content.

Download Lecture Slides (pdf)

Missing Dimensions

Exercise Files (zip file)

Missing Dimensions Exercise Files

Reading List
Suggested basic readings on this topic:
ALKIRE, S. (2007), “The Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data: Introduction to the Special Issue.” Oxford Development Studies 35:347-359.
ALKIRE, S. (2009) The MDGs: Multidimensionality and Interconnection. Background paper for DFID White Paper. Please see section 2.

Further readings:
IBRAHIM, S., and S. ALKIRE (2007), “Agency and Empowerment: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators.” Oxford Development Studies 35:379-403.
LUGO, M. A.(2007), “Employment: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators.” Oxford Development Studies 35:361-378.
NARAYAN, D, CHAMBERS, R., SHAH, M.K. and P. PETESCH (2000), Voices of the poor: Crying out for change. New York: Oxford University Press for the World Bank
RANIS, G., F. STEWART, and E SAMMAN. (2006). “Human Development: Beyond the Human Development Index.” Journal of Human Development 7(3): 323-358.
SAMMAN, E. (2007), “Psychological and Subjective Well-being: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators.” Oxford Development Studies 35:459-486.
ZAVALETA, D. (2007), “The ability to go about without shame: a proposal for international comparable indicators on shame and humiliation.” Oxford Development Studies.