Poverty lines in theory and practice
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TextPublication details: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©1998Description: x, 35 p. : illustrationsISBN: 0821342266; 9780821342268 Subject(s): Poverty -- Econometric models | Poverty -- Statistical methods | Poverty | Economic modelsDDC classification: 339.46 Summary: A poverty line helps focus the attention of governments and civil society on the living conditions of the poor. This paper offers a critical overview of alternative approaches to setting poverty lines. In reviewing the methods found in practice, the paper tries to throw light on, and go some way toward resolving, ongoing debates about poverty measurement, emphasizing those debates which would appear to have greatest bearing on policy discussions.
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A poverty line helps focus the attention of governments and civil society on the living conditions of the poor. This paper offers a critical overview of alternative approaches to setting poverty lines. In reviewing the methods found in practice, the paper tries to throw light on, and go some way toward resolving, ongoing debates about poverty measurement, emphasizing those debates which would appear to have greatest bearing on policy discussions.
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