Abstract
The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the thoughts of Amartya Sen on poverty and to calculate Sen's Poverty Index developed by Sen for the households of two, four and six persons in Turkey over the period 2004-2006. The estimation results indicate that the coefficient of variation, used instead of Gini coefficient, is found to be 0.65 on average for households of two persons. On the other hand, the coefficients of variation are estimated to be 0.78 and 0.63 on average for the households of four and six persons, respectively. Sen's Poverty Index tends to increase over time (on an annual basis) and with an increase in the size of the households in Turkey over the period 2004-2006.
Abstract
Bu çaly?manyn amacy, Amartya Sen'in yoksulluk konusundaki görü?lerini tarty?mak ve Sen tarafyndan geli?tirilen Sen Yoksulluk Yndeksi'ni, Türkiye'nin 2004-2006 dönemlerindeki iki, dört ve alty ki?ilik hanehalklary için hesaplamaktyr. Analiz sonuçlaryna göre, Gini katsayysy yerine kullanylan De?i?me katsayysy, iki ki?ilik hanede ortalama 0.65 iken, dört ve alty ki?ilik hanelerde ortalama 0.78 ve 0.63 dür. 2004-2006 dönemleri için hesaplanan Sen Yoksulluk Yndeksi, Yoksul Ki?i Orany ve Yoksulluk Açy?y Orany hem yyllar geçtikçe hem de hanehalky büyüklü?ü arttykça artmaktadyr.
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Finance |
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| Publication Date | April 1, 2010 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2010 Volume: 5 Issue: 3 |