摘要：In this paper, a new optimization-based approach to constructing a poverty index is considered. From a general perspective, first and second order conditions based on a general poverty intensity function are derived. Then using specific intensity functions defined by [1,3] respectively, we specify related necessary and sufficient conditions and the underlying poverty indices. An extension based on a large class of intensity function is also investigated.
关键词：A General Poverty Index; Necessary and Sufficient Conditions; Other Poverty Indices; Poverty Intensity Functions
