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Weakly Relative Poverty

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dc.contributor.authorChen, Shaohua
dc.contributor.authorRavallion, Martin
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:11:10Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:11:10Z
dc.date.issued2009-02-01
dc.description.abstractPrevailing measures of relative poverty put an implausibly high weight on relative deprivation, such that measured poverty does not fall when all incomes grow at the same rate. This stems from the (implicit) assumption in past measures that very poor people incur a negligible cost of social inclusion. That assumption is inconsistent with evidence on the social roles of certain private expenditures in poor settings and with data on national poverty lines. The authors propose a new schedule of "weakly relative" lines that relax this assumption and estimate the implied poverty measures for 116 developing countries. The authors find that there is more relative poverty than past estimates have suggested. In 2005, one half of the population of the developing world lived in relative poverty, half of whom were absolutely poor. The total number of relatively poor rose over 1981-2005, despite falling numbers of absolutely poor. With sustained economic growth, the incidence of relative poverty becomes less responsive to further growth. Slower progress against relative poverty can thus be seen as the "other side of the coin" to success against absolute poverty.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_20090622100104
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4844
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4168
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4844
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGGREGATE INCOME
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCALORIES PER DAY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCOUNTRY LEVEL
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDATA QUALITY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING WORLD
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION DATA
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectFIGHT AGAINST POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD BASKET
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectGLOBAL LEVEL
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGROWTH PROCESS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOMES INCREASE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AGENCIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POLICY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRY
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEAN INCOMES
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL ACCOUNTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectNATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNEWSLETTER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL NEEDS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL NEEDS
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOMES
dc.subjectRELATIVE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRELATIVE POSITION
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCIENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSTANDARD DEVIATION
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectURBAN BIAS
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.titleWeakly Relative Povertyen
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okr.crossref.titleWeakly Relative Poverty
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:16:31.380010Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4844
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090622100104
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10711007
okr.identifier.reportWPS4844
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/21439
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Services & Transfers to Poor
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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