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Chronic poverty

Chronic poverty is a phenomenon whereby an individual or group is in a state of poverty over extended period of time. While determining both the implicit poverty line and the duration needed to be considered long-term is debated, the identification of this kind of poverty is considered important because it may require different policies than those needed for addressing transient poverty.

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Chronic poverty is a phenomenon whereby an individual or group is in a state of poverty over extended period of time. While determining both the implicit poverty line and the duration needed to be considered long-term is debated, the identification of this kind of poverty is considered important because it may require different policies than those needed for addressing transient poverty.123456

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  2. Hulme, D. and Shephard, A. (eds) (2003) Chronic Poverty and Development Policy, A Special Issue of World Development, Vol. 31 , 3.
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  6. Gibson, John (2001) Measuring chronic poverty without a panel, Journal of Development Economics Volume 65, Issue 2, August, Pages 243-266