Kriteria Kemiskinan Konsumsi: Praktik Di Indonesia Dan Beberapa Catatan

Abstract

Improvement of aggregate consumption poverty assessment in Indonesia should be taken. In the future, it's expected to be more attentive on individual, local poverty pro le, multidimensional character, and combination of qualitative and quantitative method. this argument is based on the analysis of conceptual and methodology of BpS (Centre of Statistics Bureau) consumption assessment. Five critical notes are made: 1) determination of reference group in determining poverty line; 2) determination of food and non-food basket to measure poverty of all areas and comparison among different areas; 3) application of consumption equivalence scale in the context of difference in family member consumption need; 4) assumption and determination of household scale in the context of relationship between household member and consumption need; 5) assumption of resource allocation and accessibility of household member