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Normative validity: the case of poverty measures

Maia, Samuel (2023) Normative validity: the case of poverty measures. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

This paper develops an account of normative validity and illustrates it through poverty measures. Many ideas addressed below are legatees of Anna Alexandrova’s reflections on what she called “value-aptness” in measuring well-being. To my knowledge, she introduced the term “normative validity” (Alexandrova, 2017: 151). Still, my goal is to address normative validity in a broader context than she did, highlighting its significance not only for well-being but also for other concepts, particularly poverty. I will further discuss how normative validity can provide deeper insights into an important debate in poverty measurement: that between normative-driven approaches like Amartya Sen’s and data-driven ones like Peter Townsend’s.

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Maia, Samuelsamuelmaia@ufmg.br0000-0003-0430-0767
Keywords: Philosophy of measurement; validity; values in science; poverty.
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Economics
Specific Sciences > Sociology
General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User: Samuel Maia
Date Deposited: 08 Jan 2024 13:13
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2024 12:44
Item ID: 22925
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Economics
Specific Sciences > Sociology
General Issues > Values In Science
Date: 2023
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/22925

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