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nonincome poverty  

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  • Nonincome poverty refers to a state of deprivation occurring in one or more dimensions of well-being that are relevant to the definition of poverty. The dimensions of well-being that are considered relevant to poverty, as well as the levels and combinations of deprivations that are required in order to constitute a state of poverty, will depend on the specific definition of poverty that is adopted. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Nonincome Poverty]

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

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