Conference paper
https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v1i1.615
Poverty Line – Basic Concepts
Nada Stropnik
; Inštitut za ekonomska raziskovanja
Abstract
The article gives an overview of different concepts and methodologies for estimating the poverty lines. Absolute and relative poverty lines, as well as objective and subjective concepts are discussed. If all the concepts are summed up, poor is the one: -who lacks certain necessities, -who has less than others have in a society, -who is not to have enough to make ends meet. In the first group there are definitions of poverty being an absolute deprivation and definitions based on some basic needs and food ratios. To the second group belong the definitions of poverty as a share of an average income, income percentile definitions, Townsend’s deprivation index, as well as Mack and Lansley’s definition. Subjective definitions of poverty form the last group. The concept of poverty is essential for the results of poverty measurement which is an important first step in a program aimed at reducing poverty. Different poverty lines and poverty indices result in different poverty rates, different population groups identified to have the highest poverty risk, and even in different orders of countries in comparative analyses.
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29682
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Publication date:
1.1.1994.
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