Chronic poverty
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Chronic poverty is a phenomenon whereby an individual or group is in a state of poverty over extended period of time. While determining both the implicit poverty line and the duration needed to be considered long-term is debated, the identification of this kind of poverty is considered important because it may require different policies than those needed for addressing transient poverty.
References
References
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- Gibson, John (2001) Measuring chronic poverty without a panel, ''Journal of Development Economics'' Volume 65, Issue 2, August, Pages 243-266
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