Alternative Definitions and Measurements of Poverty

A. M. Khusro
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A. M. Khusro: Government of India

Chapter 4 in The Poverty of Nations, 1999, pp 49-58 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Terrible poverty appears to be a universal phenomenon and it is possible to hypothesize, with some degree of credibility, that while most countries and regions of the world are experiencing an improvement in affluence to a smaller or greater extent, in virtually no country or region can the existence of poverty be denied. In fact, in many parts of the world — both countries and regions — poverty seems to be on the rise, engulfing an increasing number of people or reducing the position of the poor in relation to the rich. This hypothesis about a simultaneous existence of poverty and affluence in all parts of the globe, including the industrialized and highly developed nations, and an increase in poverty in many parts, in absolute, proportionate, relative or indexed terms, has to be tested and either established or rejected — wholly or partly.

Keywords: Public Good; Capita Income; Calorie Intake; Poverty Line; Alternative Definition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230595774_5

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