A new methodology for estimating internationally comparable poverty lines and living wage rates
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poverty; poverty alleviation; measurement.; methodology; nutrition; household income.; income distribution; pauvreté; lutte contre la pauvreté; mesure; méthodologie; nutrition; revenu des ménages; répartition du revenu; pobreza; lucha contra la pobreza; medición; metodología; nutrición; ingreso de los hogares; distribución del ingreso;All these keywords.
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