“Hearing the Voices of the Poor”: Assigning Poverty Lines on the Basis of Local Perceptions of Poverty. A Quantitative Analysis of Qualitative Data from Participatory Wealth Ranking in R

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• 作者：James R. Hargreaves ; Linda A. Morison ; John S.S. Gear ; Mzamani B. Makhubele ; John D.H. Porter ; Joanna Busza ; Charlotte Watts ; Julia C. Kim ; Paul M. Pronyk
• 刊名：World Development
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：February 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：35
• 期：2
• 页码：212-229
• 全文大小：199 K

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We applied a mixed-methods approach to participatory wealth ranking (PWR) to identify the number of poor households in eight villages of rural South Africa and describe how poor they are. We generated a household wealth index on the basis of the ranking process and statements made on standard of living. Descriptions from PWR identified households as “very poor,” “poor, but a bit better off,” or “doing OK.” Of 9 671 households, 3 113 (32.2 % ) could be considered “very poor” or “poor.” The paper presents a novel approach to wealth ranking that generates a rich appraisal of poverty.