http://blog.acumenfund.org/2008/09/08/guest-post-measuring-success-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:23:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://blog.acumenfund.org/2008/09/08/guest-post-measuring-success-at-the-base-of-the-pyramid/#comment-156516 Nachiket Mor Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:05:23 +0000 http://blog.acumenfund.org/?p=670#comment-156516 One metric that seems interesting to look at would be: ownership of assets such as: radio, television, telephone, bicycle, car/jeep/van, scooter/motor-cycle/moped. UNDP and IGIDR had done this study to identify Poverty Hotspots in Rural India. In their definition if 66% to 50% of the households own none of these assets is a Poverty Hotspot (sub-district, district respectively). It could be an interesting proxy for wealth. One metric that seems interesting to look at would be: ownership of assets such as: radio, television, telephone, bicycle, car/jeep/van, scooter/motor-cycle/moped. UNDP and IGIDR had done this study to identify Poverty Hotspots in Rural India. In their definition if 66% to 50% of the households own none of these assets is a Poverty Hotspot (sub-district, district respectively). It could be an interesting proxy for wealth.

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