The authors investigate the methodology used in projections of international poverty - particularly those used in many World Bank documents. The methodology, as developed by Ahluwalia, Carter, and Chenery (1979) in an influential paper, is examined critically and subjected to sensitivity...

This paper reviews recent developments in the measurement of poverty, analyzes alternative strategies for poverty alleviation, and suggests a methodology for evaluating the impact of macroeconomic adjustment on poverty. The paper begins with the conceptual basis of alternative poverty lines and...