Background

The specific dimensions OPHI has identified as being important in the experiences of deprived people are:

Quality of work
Empowerment
Physical safety
Ability to go about without shame
Psychological wellbeing

Resources

OPHI launched the Missing Dimensions in April 2007, through a workshop that gave the conceptual background and proposed a module for each dimension – which have been subject to subsequent testing and revision. For current versions of the survey modules in various languages, see the Survey Modules and Projects pages.

Further details of the launch can be found under OPHI’s previous events and podcast pages.

Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data: Background Information on the Indicators and Survey Modules

Special Issue: The Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data. Guest Editor Emma Samman, Oxford Development Studies vol. 35, no. 4, December 2007

OPHI Working Paper 0: The Missing Dimensions of Poverty Data: An Introduction. Sabina Alkire, May 2007

OPHI Working Paper 1: Safety and Security: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators of Violence. Rachael Diprose, May 2007

OPHI Working Paper 2: Employment: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators. Maria Ana Lugo, May 2007

OPHI Working Paper 3: The Ability to go about without Shame: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators. Diego Zavaleta, May 2007

OPHI Working Paper 4: Agency & Empowerment: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators. Solava Ibrahim and Sabina Alkire, May 2007

OPHI Working Paper 5: Psychological and Subjective Well-being: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators. Emma Samman, May 2007

You can read abridged versions of these papers in Spanish (translations courtesy of Revista Humanum):

OPHI Working Paper 0: Las dimensiones faltantes en la medición de la pobreza. Sabina Alkire, May 2007

OPHI Working Paper 1: La importancia de la seguridad en la medición de la pobreza. Rachael Diprose, May 2007