Leaving No one Behind: Some Conceptual and Empirical Issues

Klasen, Stephan; Fleurbaey, Marc

doi:10.1515/jgd-2018-0045

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“…Beyond the feasibility of a given policy, the framing struggle reveals a conflict in which the less-proximate and expensive sustainability discourse would not prevail in face of the more immediate reality of the 'end of the month'. Beyond the power of universal ideals such as justice and resolve for change, the multiplicity of contingencies in a given context may play as strong obstacles to their implementation (Klasen and Fleurbaey 2018). The presented study and tension between framings confirms the irremediable tension between universal agendas of change and their empirical application (Fukuda-Parr and Hegstad 2018; Klasen and Fleurbaey 2018).…”

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The ‘end of the world’ vs. the ‘end of the month’: understanding social resistance to sustainability transition agendas, a lesson from the Yellow Vests in France

Martin

Işlar

2020

Sustain Sci

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This paper investigates the Yellow Vests movement and the extent it constitutes an original platform for resistance to a sustainability transition agenda in the French context. The movement represents a disruption to global climate mitigation solutions that are often formalized at a global scale, and illustrates cultural and economic constraints in providing social justice in the age of climate change. Using a cultural performative approach, this case study reveals the relevance of framing and cultural analyses to understand such resistance. This qualitative exploration initiates a narrative analysis to assess how the universal resolve of the 2015 Paris Conference and the related legitimacy of the sustainability discourse has been further contested by the Yellow Vests and their fractured framing. From the ‘end of the world’ to the ‘end of the month’, we investigate the rise and fall of the legitimacy of the French sustainability discourse by analysing politicians’ and activists’ speeches, historical narratives as well as visual materials of resistance in France in the context of sustainability transitions. Tip of a broader social crisis, the movement reveals an original conflict of temporalities, symptomatic of the inevitable interdependency of socio-economic inequalities to sustainability transitions. Beyond the resistance itself, the Yellow Vests embody an original exemplar for the importance of cultural appropriation within the sustainability discourse’ legitimation processes.

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confidence: 62%

The ‘end of the world’ vs. the ‘end of the month’: understanding social resistance to sustainability transition agendas, a lesson from the Yellow Vests in France

Martin

Işlar

2020

Sustain Sci

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“…The leave no one behind (LNOB) principle has emerged as a central theme of the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development (Fukuda-Parr & Hegstad, 2018;UN, 2015) and relates closely to three important dimensions of the 2030 Agenda: poverty, inclusiveness, and inequality (UN, 2016). LNOB aims to address two related concerns: ending absolute poverty in all its forms and reducing inequalities among both individuals and groups (Klasen & Fleurbaey, 2018;Stuart & Samman, 2017;UN, 2015). The LNOB principle acknowledges that poverty is multidimensional (Klasen & Fleurbaey, 2018;UN, 2015) and it should be examined at individual level (Klasen & Fleurbaey, 2018).…”

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Leaving No One Behind: An Individual-Level Approach to Measuring Multidimensional Poverty in Botswana

Lekobane

2021

Soc Indic Res

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The Leave No One Behind principle is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and acknowledges that poverty is multidimensional and should be examined at individual level. Notwithstanding this, most empirical studies use the household as the unit of analysis for multidimensional poverty measurement. However, estimation of poverty levels at household-level underestimates poverty levels of the society and does not capture intra-household inequalities. The objective of this study is two-fold: (1) developing a country-specific individual-level multidimensional poverty measure; and (2) providing estimates of multidimensional poverty for Botswana. This study contributes to the limited literature on individual-level multidimensional poverty measurement. Empirically, this study offers the first attempt to estimate a nationally relevant and context-specific multidimensional poverty index for Botswana using the individual as a unit of analysis. The results reveal that an estimated 46.2% of individuals are considered multidimensionally poor based on individual-level analysis. This figure is higher than the household-level estimate of 36.5%, which indicates that using the household as a unit of analysis leads to underestimating poverty levels in the society. The results show that on average, the multidimensionally poor are deprived in 47.4% of all indicators under consideration. This finding indicates that multidimensional poverty intensity is also a considerable concern in Botswana. These findings warrant policy interventions.

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“…He critically discussed the merits of the MDGs (Klasen, 2012; Klasen & Lange, 2012) and the Sustainable Development Goals (Klasen, 2015; Lange & Klasen, 2017). He helped define and operationalize emerging concepts such as pro‐poor growth (Klasen, 2004, 2008a, 2017; Klasen, Lo Bue, et al, 2020; Klasen & Reimers, 2017) and the yet more diffuse policy mantra of “Leave No One Behind” (Klasen & Fleurbaey, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

An appreciation of Professor Stephan Klasen and his contribution to development economics

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2021

Review Development Economics

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Leaving No one Behind: Some Conceptual and Empirical Issues

Cited by 12 publications

References 11 publications

The ‘end of the world’ vs. the ‘end of the month’: understanding social resistance to sustainability transition agendas, a lesson from the Yellow Vests in France

The ‘end of the world’ vs. the ‘end of the month’: understanding social resistance to sustainability transition agendas, a lesson from the Yellow Vests in France

Leaving No One Behind: An Individual-Level Approach to Measuring Multidimensional Poverty in Botswana

An appreciation of Professor Stephan Klasen and his contribution to development economics

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