New approaches to measure poverty

I have always thought that the Human Development Report doesn't measure poverty fairy. Yes, because it masks the plight of the most vulnerable and gloss over economic gains and indices. How about a tool that gives communities a tool to self-identify on the poverty scale - using day-to-day benchmarks such as happiness, how they cook their food etc

Check out this article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/may/24/talkpoint-measuring-development-progress