Total amount of income necessary to raise everyone who is below the poverty line up to that line ?
Correct answer: B. Poverty gap
- A. Subsistence income
- B. Poverty gap
- C. Absolutely poverty
- D. None
Explanation
The poverty gap is the total shortfall in income needed to bring all people below the poverty line up to that line. Absolute poverty describes a condition, not the amount required to eliminate the shortfall.
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