RES: [lbo-talk] Re: Question on poverty and world bank's PPP

Alexandre Fenelon afenelon at zaz.com.br
Wed Mar 17 03:06:12 PST 2004


-----Mensagem original----- De: lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org [mailto:lbo-talk-bounces at lbo-talk.org]Em nome de Paul Enviada em: terça-feira, 16 de março de 2004 13:04 Para: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Assunto: [lbo-talk] Re: Question on poverty and world bank's PPP


>I know the estimates have been criticized (e.g. by Reddy and Pogge) as too
>low, but the official stats are pretty damning as it is.
>
>Doug

And, Reddy and Pogge point out, that poverty measurement is inherently likely show progress over time even if, in fact, there hasn't been any.

Paul

-Any online references?

Alexandre

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