Absolute Poverty Measures for the Developing World, 1981-2004

Absolute Poverty Measures for the Developing World, 1981-2004

The authors report new estimates of measures of absolute poverty for the developing world over 1981-2004. A clear trend decline in the percentage of people who are absolutely poor is evident, although with uneven progress across regions. They find...

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Main Authors: Chen, Shaohua, Ravallion, Martin
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ABSOLUTE TERMS
AGGREGATE POVERTY
AGRARIAN REFORMS
ANNUAL GROWTH
BASIC NEEDS
CHILD MORTALITY
CONSUMPTION DATA
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
COUNTRY LEVEL
DATA SETS
DECLINE IN POVERTY
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING WORLD
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
DEVELOPMENT REPORT
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
ECONOMIC TRANSITION
ECONOMICS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXTREME POVERTY
FARMERS
FEWER PEOPLE
FOOD BUNDLE
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD GOODS
FOOD POVERTY
FOOD POVERTY LINE
GLOBAL POVERTY
GROWTH MODEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INFANT
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
INTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
LIVING STANDARDS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MEAN INCOME
MEASURING POVERTY
MIGRANTS
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
POINT DECLINE
POLICY REFORMS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR
POOR COUNTRIES
POOR LIVING
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION DATA
POPULATION DIVISION
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH RATES
POPULATION SHIFT
POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
POVERTY COMPARISONS
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY GAP INDEX
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
PROGRESS
PUBLIC SERVICES
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
REDUCING POVERTY
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
RELATIVE IMPORTANCE
RELATIVE PRICES
RESPECT
RICHER COUNTRIES
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HEADCOUNT
RURAL HEADCOUNT INDEX
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY INCIDENCE
RURAL POVERTY LINE
RURAL POVERTY RATE
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL PRICES
RURAL SECTORS
SHARP REDUCTION
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TAXATION
TOTAL POVERTY
TRANSITION PROCESS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN GROWTH
URBAN POOR
URBAN POPULATION
URBAN POPULATION GROWTH
URBAN POVERTY
URBANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7540099/absolute-poverty-measures-developing-world-1981-2004
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7060

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