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ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
  • Economics
  • Social Policy
CONT

When poverty is defined using fixed standards or thresholds, such as the official [United States] poverty thresholds ..., it is also called "absolute poverty" ... Most countries in the world use an absolute poverty threshold to measure poverty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
  • Économique
  • Politiques sociales
CONT

Seuil de pauvreté absolue[. Il est] calculé en fonction d'un panier annuel de consommation minimale pour assurer un niveau de vie tolérable.

Spanish

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