Woroni: An economist鈥檚 approach to poverty
Traditionally, poverty has been defined by an individual鈥檚 level of income. For instance, poverty is measured on a scale, with the most extreme form of poverty being measured as those who live on $1.25 per day or less.
But a new methodology to define poverty in first world countries is needed, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen鈥檚 theory could be the answer.
In this piece originally published in 黑料天堂student newspaper Woroni, MUHAMMAD TAUFIQ BIN SURAIDI discovers there is more to poverty than meets the eye.
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