This paper presents a new model for constructing poverty lines. The model uses consumer theory to construct both food … and nonfood poverty thresholds. Although one cannot completely eliminate the value judgments inherent in the construction … of poverty thresholds, this model helps to make the ad hoc assumptions that are generally made more justifiable. The …

This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its …

This paper looks into the interrelation between economic growth, inequality, and poverty. Using the notion of pro … reduction in poverty is monotonically an increasing function of the pro-poor growth measure. This paper proposes a pro …-poor growth measure that satisfies the monotonicity criterion. This measure is called the ‘poverty equivalent growth rate’, which …

ication of a poverty line or particular poverty measures . The paper introduces three alternative principles of targeting …

This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its …