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 …

national currencies using either the 2005 or 2011 level; in the medium term, we argue for global poverty measurement based on … internationally coordinated national poverty measurement. … poverty line, expressed in PPP-adjusted dollars and linked to various rounds of the International Comparison of Prices (ICP …