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Direct linkBavier, Richard – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009
The first thing many learn about international poverty measurement is that European nations apply a "relative" poverty threshold and that they also do a better job of reducing poverty. Unlike the European model, the "absolute" U.S. poverty threshold does not increase in real value when the nation's standard of living rises,…
Descriptors: Poverty, Living Standards, Foreign Countries, Poverty Programs
