Chapter 4: Cumulative deprivation: identification and aggregation
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Chapter
Published:
16 May 2023
Page Range:
52–67
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882300.00010
Keywords:
Cumulative deprivation; Cumulative deprivation curve; Multidimensional well-being; Belgium
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This chapter discusses the recent literature on the identification and aggregation of cumulative deprivation. Individuals who occupy a low position on all well-being dimensions at the same time, are said to suffer from cumulative deprivation. For these individuals, disadvantages in one dimension are further reinforced by disadvantages in other dimensions. This chapter discusses how individuals who suffer from cumulative deprivation can be identified in a multidimensional data set and how aggregate measures of cumulative deprivation can be derived from the so-called cumulative deprivation curve. The core concepts are illustrated using the Belgian MEQIN data set, which was collected in 2016.

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Cover Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality
Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality
Edited by
Udaya Wagle
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Published:
16 May 2023
Print ISBN:
9781800882294
eISBN:
9781800882300
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882300
Pages:
504
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023
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