Defining Poverty in Terms of a Certain Percentage of the Population

question 39

Multiple Choice

Defining poverty in terms of a certain percentage of the population with the lowest incomes means that

• A) as income rises the number of poor people will remain the same.
• B) income distribution will never become more equal.
• C) unless income distribution is perfectly equal, poverty will never be eliminated.
• D) the number of people who are poor will fall as population rises.
• E) the poverty level will automatically decline as per capita income increases.

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