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Record 1 2024-08-23

English

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

The poverty gap is the ratio by which the mean income of the poor falls below the poverty line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification économique
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
  • Problèmes sociaux
CONT

L'intensité de la pauvreté est définie comme étant l'écart relatif entre le revenu moyen des personnes pauvres et le seuil de pauvreté.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Planificación económica
  • Sociología industrial y económica
  • Problemas sociales
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