Chapter 3: Absolute and relative income poverty measurement: a survey
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Chapter
Published:
16 May 2023
Page Range:
36–51
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882300.00009
Keywords:
Income poverty measurement; Absolute poverty; Relative poverty; Hybrid poverty line
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This chapter reviews the debate opposing the absolute and relative approaches to income poverty measurement and introduces a proposal combining both approaches into a single “overall” income poverty measure. After presenting the most salient proposals of hybrid poverty lines, the chapter justifies with reasons why specific poverty indices may be required when a hybrid line is used and describes the class of hierarchical indices. With all these conceptual developments, these overall income poverty measures are available for immediate application in a variety of contexts.

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Cover Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality
Research Handbook on Poverty and Inequality
Edited by
Udaya Wagle
Handbook
Published:
16 May 2023
Print ISBN:
9781800882294
eISBN:
9781800882300
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800882300
Pages:
504
Collection:
Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023
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