On the Welfarist Rationale for Relative Poverty Lines

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dc.creatorRavallion, Martin
dc.date2012-05-25T20:09:22Z
dc.date2012-05-25T20:09:22Z
dc.date2008-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:23:39Z
dc.descriptionThe theory and evidence supporting a relativist approach to poverty measurement are critically reviewed. Various sources of welfare interdependence are identified, including the idea of "relative deprivation" as well other (positive and negative) welfare effects for poor people of belonging to a better-off group. An economic model combines informal risk sharing with the idea of a "positional good," and conditions are derived in which the relative deprivation effect dominates, implying a relative poverty measure. The paper then reviews the problems encountered in testing for welfare effects of relative deprivation and discusses the implications of micro evidence from Malawi. The results are consistent with the emphasis given to absolute level of living in development policy discussions. However, relative deprivation is still evident in the data from this poor but unequal country, and it is likely to become a more important factor as the country develops.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/8962513/welfarist-rationale-relative-poverty-lines
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6466
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-4486
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417686
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4486
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectAGGREGATE POVERTY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCOST FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSABLE POVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectDEMAND FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STUDIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORIES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL APPROACHES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL WORK
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUE
dc.subjectFOOD ITEMS
dc.subjectFUNCTIONAL FORMS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY
dc.subjectINCOME GAINS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINCOME POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASING FUNCTION
dc.subjectINDIFFERENCE CURVES
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL WELFARE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectLOG INCOME
dc.subjectLOW INCOMES
dc.subjectMARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME
dc.subjectMEAN CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERROR
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT OF POVERTY
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT PROBLEMS
dc.subjectMEASURING POVERTY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectPACE OF URBANIZATION
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKING
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREA
dc.subjectPOOR AREAS
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLES
dc.subjectPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCREASES
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPORTIONAL INCREASE
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOOD
dc.subjectPUBLIC GOODS
dc.subjectPUBLIC KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectRECIPROCITY
dc.subjectRELATIVE EARNINGS
dc.subjectRELATIVE INCOME
dc.subjectRELATIVE POVERTY
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK SHARING
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectSOCIAL FACTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUTILITY FUNCTION
dc.subjectUTILITY VALUE
dc.subjectVILLAGE ECONOMIES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWELFARE INDICATOR
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURES
dc.subjectWESTERN EUROPE
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.titleOn the Welfarist Rationale for Relative Poverty Lines

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