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subjective measures of poverty  

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  • POVERTY IS CUSTOMARILY defined as a lack of needed resources, principally food and those leading to safety. Most researchers would ideally wish to measure poverty objectively, according to some internationally recognized set of criteria. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Subjective Measures of Poverty]

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