Headcount ratio

Poverty gap

Gini coefficient

Human Development Index

Absolute poverty is defined by a fixed income level, while relative poverty is defined by a comparison to the average income.

Absolute poverty is defined by a comparison to the average income, while relative poverty is defined by a fixed income level.

Absolute poverty is defined by a fixed income level, while relative poverty is defined by a comparison to the median income.

Absolute poverty is defined by a comparison to the median income, while relative poverty is defined by a fixed income level.

A measure of income inequality

A measure of poverty

A measure of social welfare

A measure of economic growth

A measure of social welfare

A measure of poverty

A measure of income inequality

A measure of economic growth

Poverty

Inequality

Corruption

All of the above

Cash transfers

Education and training programs

Health care programs

All of the above

It can provide financial resources for social programs.

It can help to build capacity in developing countries.

It can promote good governance and human rights.

All of the above

Lack of data

Difficulty in defining poverty and welfare

Cultural differences in the concept of welfare

All of the above

The trade-off between economic growth and social welfare

The distribution of benefits and burdens of development

The role of international development assistance

All of the above

It will become more important as developing countries continue to grow and develop.

It will become less important as developing countries become more integrated into the global economy.

It will remain important, but the focus will shift from poverty reduction to inequality reduction.

It will become less important as developing countries become more self-sufficient.