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China is Poorer than we Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Poverty

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dc.contributor.authorChen, Shaohua
dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-30T18:20:31Z
dc.date.available2012-05-30T18:20:31Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.description.abstractIn 2005, China participated for the first time in the International Comparison Program (ICP), which collects primary data across countries on the prices for an internationally comparable list of goods and services. This paper examines the implications of the new Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) rate (derived by the ICP) for China's poverty rate (by international standards) and how it has changed over time. We provide estimates with and without adjustment for a likely sampling bias in the ICP data. Using an international poverty line of USD 1.25 at 2005 PPP, we find a substantially higher poverty rate for China than past estimates, with about 15% of the population living in consumption poverty, implying about 130 million more poor by this standard. The income poverty rate in 2005 is 10%, implying about 65 million more people living in poverty. However, the new ICP data suggest an even larger reduction in the number of poor since 1981.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9452484/china-poorer-thought-no-less-successful-fight-against-poverty
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4621
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6674
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4621
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectCALORIES PER PERSON
dc.subjectCALORIES PER PERSON PER DAY
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION POVERTY
dc.subjectCOST OF FOOD
dc.subjectCOST OF LIVING
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFEWER PEOPLE
dc.subjectFIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD GOODS
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORM
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectLEVEL OF POVERTY
dc.subjectLOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULOUS COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ESTIMATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY SERIES
dc.subjectPPP
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectRESEARCH GROUP
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL LIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectRURAL PRICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.titleChina is Poorer than we Thought, But No Less Successful in the Fight Against Povertyen
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okr.crossref.titleChina Is Poorer Than We Thought, But No Less Successful In The Fight Against Poverty
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:05:32.960482Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/9452484/china-poorer-thought-no-less-successful-fight-against-poverty
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid708911468028770964
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4621
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20080519094812
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum9452484
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Applications
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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