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In this paper we demonstrate that the official poverty measure is conceptually deficient, and discuss how to remedy those deficiencies that have varying impact on measures defined on alternative accounting periods. In order to avoid confusion, we refer to a generic problem of understanding problems of deprivation as measuring poverty. The procedures used in P-60 and other government reports are designated official poverty measurements. We introduce an alternative that we refer to as crisis measurement.
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