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Tags: poverty
Categories: Economics & Finance
The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a given country. In practice, like the definition of poverty, the official or common understanding of the poverty line is significantly higher in developed countries than in developing countries.
(read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_threshold)
Synonyms:
poverty line
