The World Bank’s New Poverty Data: Implications for the Asian Development Bank
Bauer, Armin; Hasan, Rana; Magsombol, Rhoda; Wan, Guanghua | November 2008
Abstract
In October 2008 the World Bank released new poverty counts based on the most recent purchasing power parity estimates. The new data show that the number of poor in Asia and the Pacific is more than one third higher than earlier estimated This publication explains the methodology behind the new poverty estimates, highlights country specifics on extreme poverty and vulnerability, makes poverty projections through 2020 for the Asia and Pacific region based on pro-poor and pro-rich distribution as well as new growth scenarios, and discusses implications for the Asian Development Bank.
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Bauer, Armin; Hasan, Rana; Magsombol, Rhoda; Wan, Guanghua. 2008. The World Bank’s New Poverty Data: Implications for the Asian Development Bank. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1392. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Alleviating Poverty
Anti-Poverty
Extreme Poverty
Fight Against Poverty
Global Poverty
Health Aspects Of Poverty
Indicators Of Poverty
Participatory Poverty Assessment
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