Measuring Poverty in South Africa
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1999-10
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University of Cape Town
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Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 99/033
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This paper sets out the methodological issues for the measurement of poverty before presenting a poverty profile of South Africa. It tests the sensitivity of the poverty profile to choices around the metric used to measure well-being, the equivalence scale used and the level of the poverty line.
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Woolard, I., Leibbrandt, M. 1999-10. Measuring Poverty in South Africa. Development and Poverty Research Unit Working Paper Development Policy Research Unit Working Paper 99/033. University of Cape Town.