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    Free-Market Poverty Solutions: A Better Poverty Measurement Is A Good Step

    November 16, 2010 at 4:00 pm

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    Missing in news reports on the recent release of the United Nations 2010 Human Development Report is any mention of a significant addition to the report.  For the first time, the HDR includes the Multidimensional Poverty Index, which measures poverty based on components other than income and GDP.  The Index … More

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