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The Importance of Reliability and Construct Validity in Multidimensional Poverty Measurement: An Illustration Using the Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America (MPI-LA)

Héctor E. Nájera Catalán* Programa Universitario de Estudios de Desarrollo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacan, MexicoCorrespondence[email protected]
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David Gordon** School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKView further author information
Pages 1763-1783 | Received 07 Feb 2018, Accepted 01 Mar 2019, Published online: 26 Sep 2019

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