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Poverty Assessment in the Philippines and Indonesia: A Methodological Comparison

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  • David, Isidoro P.
  • Asra, Abuzar
  • Virola, Romulo A.

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Existing official poverty statistics cannot be directly utilized for cross-country comparison. This paper illustrates why. It presents an assessment of poverty measurement in the Philippines and Indonesia by examining methodologies used and the disparity in their respective poverty statistics. A more comparable poverty estimates in these countries are provided.

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  • David, Isidoro P. & Asra, Abuzar & Virola, Romulo A., 1997. "Poverty Assessment in the Philippines and Indonesia: A Methodological Comparison," Philippine Journal of Development JPD 1997 Vol. XXIV No.2-c, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:phd:pjdevt:jpd_1997_vol__xxiv_no_2-c
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