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Poverty Lines across the World

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dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:39:31Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:39:31Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-01
dc.description.abstractNational poverty lines vary greatly across the world, from under $1 per person per day to over $40 (at 2005 purchasing power parity). What accounts for these huge differences, and can they be understood within a common global definition of poverty? For all except the poorest countries, the absolute, nutrition-based, poverty lines found in practice tend to behave more like relative lines, in that they are higher for richer countries. Prevailing methods of setting absolute lines allow ample scope for such relativity, even when nutritional norms are common across countries. Both macro data on poverty lines across the world and micro data on subjective perceptions of poverty are consistent with a weak form of relativity that combines absolute consumption needs with social-inclusion needs that are positive for the poorest but rise with a country s mean consumption. The strong form of relativism favored by some developed countries -- whereby the line is set at a fixed proportion of the mean -- emerges as the limiting case for very rich countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100427143536
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5284
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3771
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5284
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INCOME
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGREED METRIC
dc.subjectASSESSING WELFARE
dc.subjectBASIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectBASIC CONSUMPTION NEEDS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS METHOD
dc.subjectCALORIC REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectCASE STUDY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY BUNDLE
dc.subjectCOMMON UTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectCOMPARABLE UTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectCOMPARING POVERTY
dc.subjectCONSISTENT POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION BUNDLE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION DATA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION NEEDS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectDEFINITIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDEMAND BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectDEMAND FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
dc.subjectDERIVED UTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ISSUES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONTRACTION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC SURVEYS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectEQUIVALENCE SCALE
dc.subjectEQUIVALENCE SCALES
dc.subjectESCAPE POVERTY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE FUNCTION
dc.subjectFOOD BUNDLE
dc.subjectFOOD BUNDLES
dc.subjectFOOD DEMAND FUNCTION
dc.subjectFOOD ENERGY
dc.subjectFOOD ENERGY INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SHARE
dc.subjectFOOD SPENDING
dc.subjectFOOD-ENERGY INTAKE
dc.subjectFOOD-ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC AREAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT INDEX
dc.subjectHIGH ELASTICITY
dc.subjectHIGH-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOMES INCREASE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTER-REGIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectLIVING INDEX
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectMEAN CONDITIONAL
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEASURED INCREASE
dc.subjectMEASURED POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMICRO DATA
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMONITORING POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectNON-FOOD COMPONENT
dc.subjectNON-FOOD GOODS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectNON-FOOD PRICES
dc.subjectNON-NUTRITIONAL FUNCTIONINGS
dc.subjectNONFOOD COMPONENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL INTAKE
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL NORMS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOBJECTIVE POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectOFFICIAL POVERTY
dc.subjectOFFICIAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY ACROSS COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY BUNDLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY BUNDLES
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LEVEL
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRICE VECTOR
dc.subjectPRICES INCREASE
dc.subjectPROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE DATA
dc.subjectRANDOM VARIABLE
dc.subjectREAL TERMS
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE POSITION
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectRESULTING POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectRICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL LINE
dc.subjectSETTING POVERTY
dc.subjectSETTING POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE POVERTY
dc.subjectSUBJECTIVE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectTRUE COST-OF-LIVING INDICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectURBAN SECTOR
dc.subjectUTILITY CONSISTENCY
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY INCONSISTENCIES
dc.subjectUTILITY LEVEL
dc.subjectUTILITY-CONSISTENT POVERTY
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWELFARE COMPARISONS
dc.subjectWELFARE FUNCTION
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVELS
dc.subjectWELFARE METRIC
dc.titlePoverty Lines across the Worlden
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okr.crossref.titlePoverty Lines Across The World
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:51:37.980139Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5284
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Lines
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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