Ending poverty is a moral and ethical aim, and living without poverty is one of the human
rights. To eradicate poverty, the reliable practice of measuring poverty is needed. Poverty …

Ending poverty is a moral and ethical aim, and living without poverty is one of the human
rights. To eradicate poverty, the reliable practice of measuring poverty is needed. Poverty …

The international poverty line is a widely accepted standard for defining the extreme poor in
the world. However, the current method of using the international poverty line to measure …

Poverty lines are typically higher in richer countries, and lower in poorer ones, reflecting the
relative nature of national assessments of who is considered poor. In many high-income …

Poverty lines are typically higher in richer countries, and lower in poorer ones, reflecting the
relative nature of national assessments of who is considered poor. In many high-income …

Criteria for distinguishing poor from non-poor tend to reflect specific national priorities and
normative concepts of welfare and rights. However, a universal poverty line is needed to …

Since 1990, the World Bank and the United Nations have tracked global poverty trends
using a common international poverty line–the so-called USD 1.25 per day line. This …

The poverty line is the starting point of poverty analysis. It serves as an objective standard by
which the so-called" poor" are distinguished from the" nonpoor." In many cases, the poverty …

Monitoring progress and determining whether the goal of ending poverty by 2030 is met
crucially depends on how poverty is measured. In particular, it crucially depends on the …

This impressive research review discusses the most important contributions by some of the
leading scholars in the field of poverty measurement. It analyses what constitutes poverty …