China is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty (English)

In 2005, China participated for the first time in the International Comparison Program (ICP), which collects primary data across countries on the prices for an internationally comparable list of goods and services. This paper examines the implications of the new Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) rate (derived by the ICP) for China's poverty rate (by international standards) and how it has changed over time. We provide estimates with and without adjustment...

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Chen,Shaohua;

Ravallion,Martin;
Document Date
2008/05/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4621
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
China,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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China is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty
Keywords
national poverty line

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Chen,Shaohua; Ravallion,Martin.

China is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4621 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/708911468028770964

China is poorer than we thought, but no less successful in the fight against poverty (English)

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