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Book SynopsisIn the second decade of the 21st century, Colombia showed surprising results in the fight against poverty. Monetary poverty dropped, extreme monetary poverty was cut in half, and multidimensional poverty fell. More than five million Colombians overcame poverty. Inequality also decreased significantly. In the middle of an internal armed conflict and peace negotiations, Colombia became a poverty reduction success story. All of this happened under the leadership of President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-2018). How was this accomplished? In this important book, based on his experience and with data and statistics, former President Santos explains how this battle against poverty was waged and describes the tools, programs, and policies that produced these results. In particular, he emphasizes the importance of Colombia''s globally pioneering adoption of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), calculated according to the Alkire-Foster method and developed at the Oxford Poverty and Human Develo
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Letter to the Reader An Important Clarification on Changes in the Measurement of Monetary and Multidimensional Poverty in Colombia Introduction: A Commitment to Poverty Reduction 1: A New Measurement of Poverty 2: Colombia: A Pioneer in MPI Adoption 3: Institutional Design to Combat Poverty 4: Top-Level Follow-Up and Monitoring 5: Policies and Programs to Reduce Multidimensional Poverty 6: Fieldwork:
