Hi, guys! I understand that poverty has multiple consequences on people’s life. But why is poverty itself multidimensional?

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Thank you for the clarification!

Good question! An accurate understanding of poverty is essential in practice. At first, the monetary dimension was regarded as the most dominant and commonly used approach. But soon, scholars realized the limitations. For example, it neglected how the families limit their expenditure and caused material deprivation. Much effort has been invested in studying the multidimensional nature of poverty. In recent studies, poverty has been viewed and measured through monetary, material, social, and subjective dimensions.