Standard methods of poverty measurement assume that an individual is poor if he or she lives in a family whose income … or consumption lies below an appropriate poverty line. Such methods can provide only limited insight into male and female … poverty separately. Nevertheless, there are reasons why household resources are linked to the gender composition of the …

The extent to which growth reduces global poverty has been disputed for 30 years. Although there is better data than … used to measure poverty, grows less rapidly than consumption measured in national accounts, in the world as a whole, and in … large countries, particularly India, China, and the US. In consequence, measured poverty has fallen less rapidly than …

The extent to which growth reduces global poverty has been disputed for 30 years. Although there is better data than … used to measure poverty, grows less rapidly than consumption measured in national accounts, in the world as a whole, and in … large countries, particularly India, China, and the US. In consequence, measured poverty has fallen less rapidly than …