Table 2 Indices of non-utilitarian equality measure
From: Equitable distribution of growth for utilitarian and non-utilitarian infrastructure planning
No | Indices | Descriptions |
|---|---|---|
1 | Poverty Incidence | Percentage of “the poor” (population living under poverty line Z) |
2 | Poverty Severity | Maximum severity burden by the poorest (unit in utils, which is a hypothetical unit measuring satisfaction), representing the amount of additional effort for the poorest to reach the poverty line |
3 | Poor Inequality | Gini inequality among “the poor”. |
4 | Rich Inequality | Gini inequality among “the rich”. |
5 | Prosperity | Maximum prosperity enjoyed by the richest, representing the amount of benefits for the richest above the level of poverty line. |