As a part of the Living Standards Measurement Study, this paper presents a critical overview of alternative approaches towards setting poverty lines, which: a) define the minimum level of living standards before being considered "poor"; and, b) make comparisons among these minimum levels, for families of different size and/or composition in different locations and time. The paper argues that economists have emphasized the second role, while generally...
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1998/07/31
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Publication
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LSM133
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2024/09/02
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Disclosed
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Poverty lines in theory and practice
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cost of living index