A poverty line contingent on reference groups: Implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries

Satya R. Chakravarty; Nachiketa Chattopadhyay; Jacques Silber

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A poverty line contingent on reference groups: Implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries

Satya R. Chakravarty
, Nachiketa Chattopadhyay
, Jacques Silber

Department of Economics

Indian Statistical Institute

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Abstract

Following rapid economic growth in recent decades, Asia and the Pacific experienced an impressive reduction in extreme poverty, but this drop was not uniform and achievements are still incomplete. Vulnerability to natural disasters, the increasing impact of climate …

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Asian 'Poverty Miracle'
Subtitle of host publication	Impressive Accomplishments or Incomplete Achievements?
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages	30-50
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781785369155
ISBN (Print)	9781785369148
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785369155
State	Published - 30 Sep 2016

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 13 Climate Action

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A poverty line contingent on reference groups: Implications for the extent of poverty in some Asian countries. / Chakravarty, Satya R.; Chattopadhyay, Nachiketa; Silber, Jacques.
The Asian 'Poverty Miracle': Impressive Accomplishments or Incomplete Achievements?. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 2016. p. 30-50.

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