Download This PaperMeasuring Poverty
Princeton Research Program in Development Studies Working Paper
21 Pages Posted: 13 Jul 2004
Date Written: July 2004
Abstract
This paper provides a non-technical account of poverty measurement at the local, national, and global levels. The political and scientific bases for measurement are discussed, as are the main strengths and weaknesses of the usual methods for poverty measurement.
Keywords: Poverty, politics, poverty lines, PPP exchange rates, health
JEL Classification: I32, O4
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