Deprivation and Distribution

The chapter argues that the analysis of poverty and inequality cannot be conducted in independent silos as they have numerous interconnections. The human development approach requires the adoption of a multidimensional lens to poverty and inequality, as deprivations go beyond income and dimension and encompass non-income aspects such as basic capabilities. It further elaborates that poverty emanates from socio-cultural differentiations and the resultant horizontal and vertical inequalities could cause capability losses. Policies to address such inequalities would need to pay heed to the differing initial conditions and recognize ethnicity, class, women’s agency, and spatial concerns.