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Poverty Measurement and Politics: Why Is It So Hard to Change the Way We Measure Poverty?

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  • Patricia Ruggles, 2008. "Poverty Measurement and Politics: Why Is It So Hard to Change the Way We Measure Poverty?," Review of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 30(3), pages 591-599.
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    1. Rose D. Friedman, 1965. "Poverty: Definition and Perspective," Books, American Enterprise Institute, number 51389, September.
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    1. Åsa Mukhopadhyay & John M. Shingler & Theodore R. Alter & Jill Findeis, 2011. "Determining Eligibility for Poverty‐Based Assistance Programs: Comparing the Federally Established Poverty Level with the Self Sufficiency Standard for Pennsylvania," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 3(3), pages 1-24, September.
    2. Daan Francois Toerien, 2022. "Linking Entrepreneurial Activities and Community Prosperity/Poverty in United States Counties: Use of the Enterprise Dependency Index," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-16, February.
    3. Korenman, Sanders D. & Remler, Dahlia K., 2016. "Including health insurance in poverty measurement: The impact of Massachusetts health reform on poverty," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 27-35.

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