International Comparisons of Poverty in South Asia
This paper explores the methodological differences underlying the construction of the national consumption aggregates that are used to estimate international poverty rates for all countries in the South Asia region, including Afghanistan, Banglades...
Main Authors: | Islam, Tonmoy, Newhouse, David, Yanez-Pagans, Monica |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/805971545243107437/International-Comparisons-of-Poverty-in-South-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31085 |
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