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This analytical tool illustrates advanced ways to measure poverty. It belongs to a set of modules that discuss how to measure poverty according to different perspectives. In particular, this module will deal with distributional poverty measures, i.e. those poverty measures based on some inequality measures. The Sen-Kakwani index, the Blackorby-Donaldson index and the Takayama index will be discussed. Many public policies may have an impact on poor people. In policy work it is therefore important to simulate the impact of alternative policies on poverty and to rank policy options according to a wide range of poverty measures. This module will provide the framework for such an analysis. 

• For more information, see also:
• Impacts of Policies on Poverty. The Definition of Poverty. EASYPol Series 004
• Impacts of Policies on Poverty. Absolute Poverty Lines. EASYPol Series 005
• Impacts of Policies on Poverty. Relative Poverty Lines. EASYPol Series 006
• Impacts of Policies on Poverty. Basic Poverty Measures. EASYPol Series 007
• Impacts of Policies on Poverty: Axioms for Poverty Measurement. EASYPol Series 008
• Impacts of Policies on Poverty. Generalised Poverty Gap Measures. EASYPol Series 010

This paper is part of a FAO Policy series: EASYPol-Resources for policy making (in agriculture, rural development and food security). To find other EASYPol series' resources, go to the Policy Support and Governance website>Resources and type "EASYPol" in the free text search.