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Measuring poverty.

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  • 3/7/00 M2LMGR
Summary: Looks at the links between human development and poverty. Highlights two definitional problems: (1) what constitutes 'basic needs', and (2) what information is used to measure poverty. In recognition of these limitations, the UNDP has devised the Human Development Index.
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Looks at the links between human development and poverty. Highlights two definitional problems: (1) what constitutes 'basic needs', and (2) what information is used to measure poverty. In recognition of these limitations, the UNDP has devised the Human Development Index.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

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