Zählung der Armen: Die Wahrheit über die Welt-Armuts-Statistiken

Abstract

Abstract

Counting the Poor: The Truth about World Poverty Statistics.

The World Bank’s widely cited estimates of global income poverty are not anchored in an adequate conception of the real requirements of human beings. As a result, both the international poverty lines of US$1/day and US$2/day and their supposed national currency equivalents are meaningless. A new approach to global poverty estimation is needed. Such an approach should be based on establishing national poverty lines which possess a meaningful common interpretation, grounded in the real requirements of human beings. The alternative is feasible but requires adequate resources and institutional commitment.