Question
What is the difference between relative and absolute poverty? Which measure is generally used to determine these types of poverty?
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Basis
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Absolute Poverty
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Relative Poverty
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Meaning
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It refers to a phenomenon in which a section of the society is unable to fulfill even its basic necessities of life concerning food, clothing, housing, education and health.
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It refers to a phenomenon in which inequalities of income exist and hence one person is poor in relation to other person.
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2.
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Couse
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Many causes like: over population, low economic growth, over dependence on agriculture etc.
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Inequalities of income
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3.
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Remedy
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There are remedies to remove absolute Poverty by PAPs and other ways.
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It can not be removed as people have different skills and accordingly their incomes vary.
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4.
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Measurement
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It is measured by Poverty Line.
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It is measured by Gini Co-efficient.
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