Absolute poverty measures for the developing world, 1981–2004
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Edited by Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and accepted July 30, 2007 (received for review March 29, 2007)
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Fig. 1.Evolution of poverty measures over time, 1981–2004. (a) Headcount indices. Note: The series labeled “u+r” incorporates the urban–rural poverty line differential. (b) Number of people below poverty lines. The series labeled “u+r” incorporates the urban–rural poverty line differential.
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Fig. 2.Poverty measures by region 1981–2004. (a) Headcount index. (b) Number of people.
Footnotes
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