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Poverty measurement

Posted October 16th, 2006 by Tara Murray in Poverty and Income Inequality, Research Methods and Ethics

The Compendium of Best Practices in Poverty Measurement (PDF) describes poverty measurement practices around the world. The handbook was published last month by the Expert Group on Poverty Statistics (Rio Group) and represents a collaboration between country representatives and international groups.

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