TITLE:
Recognition Method of Multidimensional Poverty Based on Mahalanobis-Taguchi System
AUTHORS:
Wenhe Chen, Zhipeng Chang
KEYWORDS:
Mahalanobis-Taguchi System, Rural Families, Multidimensional Poverty, Precise Recognition
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.7 No.8,
August
20,
2019
ABSTRACT: This paper recognizes multidimensional poverty in rural China using the
Mahalanobis-Taguchi System on the China Labor-force Dynamic survey (CLDS) 2014
dataset. Six dimensions are included: Income, Education, health, living, asset
and housing. Results suggest that the MTS can precisely recognize poor and
non-poor households and select the main indexes leading to multidimensional
poverty. Enhancing income and improving farming efficiency are the main means
of poverty reduction. Moreover, improving rural living and health conditions by
strengthening public services and infrastructure should also be a policymaking
concern.