1. Poverty measurement in the U.S., Europe, and developing countries.
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Couch, Kenneth A. and Pirog, Maureen A.
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POVERTY ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC indicators ,GOVERNMENT policy ,EMERGING markets ,ECONOMIC policy ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
The article discusses on the measure used to gauge poverty in the U.S., Europe and other developing countries. It discusses that the present official measure of poverty in the U.S. is flawed and both, the poverty threshold and measurement of available resources should be improved. It reports that European countries provided with sufficient social aid but they face a technical problem of relative poverty threshold. Also mentioned are the levels of economic development in developing and underdeveloped countries.
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- 2010
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