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Absolute and Relative Poverty Measurement : A Survey / Benoit Decerf.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Decerf, Benoit, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poverty--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Poverty.
- Distributive justice.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (19 pages)
- Other Title:
- Absolute and Relative Poverty Measurement
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Colombia : World Bank, 2022.
- Summary:
- 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 hybrid poverty lines are presented. Then, the reasons why specific poverty indices may be required when a hybrid line is used are discussed. The class of hierarchical poverty indices is described, focusing in particular on the hierarchical headcount ratio.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1596/1813-9450-10008
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