Absolute and Relative Poverty Measurement : A Survey
This paper reviews the debate opposing the absolute and relative approaches to monetary poverty measurement. The arguments for combining both approaches into a single “overall” monetary poverty measure are introduced. The most salient proposals of...
Main Author: | Decerf, Benoit |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099718004182241161/IDU00220e87405568049f40b4e405d19302f1978 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37325 |
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