Momentum is gathering on the implementation of commitments made by the international community to build a measurement framework that respects and accurately reflects the ambitions of sustainable development, going beyond Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - “Beyond GDP”.
In this seminar, Sabina Alkire and James Foster will propose eight criteria by which to assess some component indicators in the Beyond GDP framework. Applying these criteria, their paper on this topic proposes that the Beyond GDP framework includes a small suite of multidimensional measures based on the counting tradition for measuring acute poverty, moderate poverty, and well-being. They propose using:
The existing Global Multidimensional Poverty Index for a global comparison for developing countries
A new Global Moderate Multidimensional Poverty Index that assesses multidimensional poverty in groups or countries at higher levels of human development
National Multidimensional Poverty Indices, extended to all countries according to their definitions of poverty
A Multidimensional Well-Being Index trialled and developed for national contexts, rolled out across more countries, with a globally comparable Multidimensional Well-being Index (MWI) developed over time.
