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poverty assessment  

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  • Poverty has long been a controversial term to define and assess. Ideological, political, and methodological tensions make it extremely challenging to reach a consensus on the most appropriate way to assess poverty in a given society. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Poverty Assessment]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/poverty_assessment

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