3. Answer the following questions with regard to multidimensional poverty and why it is important for economic growth to bring people out of poverty.

A. Briefly define the multidimensional poverty index and give one example of the characteristics of a household that would make them multidimensionally poor according to this index. 

B. Describe two criticisms or limitations of the multidimensional poverty index as to why it may not be the best measure of absolute poverty. 

C. Describe at least two ways in which helping the poorest people in a country can translate into greater economic growth and development for everybody in the country.

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A The multidimensional poverty index MPI is a measure that goes beyond incomebased metrics to assess poverty by considering various dimensions such as ... View the full answer