Poverty, Inequality and Redistribution: a Methodology to Define the Rich
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چکیده
The paper proposes a sim ple m ethodology to estim ate an affluence line that depends on the know ledge of the incom e distribution and the poverty line for a given population. The idea that poverty is m orally unacceptable and can be eradicated through redistribution of w ealth provides the grounds for the m ethodology. The line is defined as the value that delim itates the aggregated incom e required to eradicate poverty by the w ay of transfers from the rich to the poor. I estim ate an affluence line using Brazilian 1999 N ational Household Survey data and briefly discuss the results. Keyw ords: Poverty; A ffluence; Rich; Social Inequality. * International Poverty Centre – U N D P/IPEA . Em ail address for correspondence: m arcelo.m edeiros@ undp-povertycentre.org. 2 International Poverty Centre W orking Paper no 18
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