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relative poverty: a standalone construct

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relativepoverty1 CONSTRUCTRelative povertySEN · ECONOMICS OF INEQUALITY

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Economics of inequality

poverty judged against the living standards of one's society; Sen argues it is absolute in capabilities but relative in commodities.

In economics of inequality, relative poverty refers to poverty judged against the living standards of one's society; Sen argues it is absolute in capabilities but relative in commodities. This meaning comes from Sen (1983) in Oxford Economic Papers.[1]

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  1. Sen, A. (1983). Poor, Relatively Speaking. Oxford Economic Papers, 35(2), 153-169. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041587

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