Resumo:In 1961, the United States Department of Agriculture published an Economy Food Plan carefully designed “as a nutritionally adequate diet for short-term or emergency use” for poor people. This diet was updated and later re-branded as the Thrifty Food Plan. The lowest cost stated for this minimal diet was $80.40 per person per month in 1999. (...)

Palavras-chave:Consistent Measure, Real Poverty, Reply, Ravallion

Data de publicação:23 Maio, 2008

Tipo/Issue:One Pager/54

ISSN:2318-9118