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 Inter-country Comparisons of Poverty Based on a Capability Approach: An Empirical Exercise
6 International Poverty Centre Working Paper nº 27 be thought appropriate to make allowance for adequate amounts of other commodity characteristics as well (e.g. taste). Since different commodity bundles contain these characteristics in different proportions, substitution between them ma...
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6 International Poverty Centre Working Paper nº 27 be thought appropriate to make allowance for adequate amounts of other commodity characteristics as well (e.g. taste). Since different commodity bundles contain these characteristics in different proportions, substitution between them may be possible, giving rise to a smooth lower contour of the adequacy set (see Figure 2). For example, it is conceivable that a lower level of food energy intake may suffice for nutritional adequacy if fat, protein
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6 International Poverty Centre Working Paper n&ordm; 27 be thought appropriate to make allowance <span class="highlight">for</span> adequate amounts of other commodity characteristics as well (e.g. taste). Since different commodity bundles contain these characteristics in different proportions, substitution between them may be possible, giving rise to a smooth lower <span class="highlight">contour</span> of the adequacy set (see Figure 2). <span class="highlight">For</span> example, it is conceivable that a lower level of food energy intake may suffice <span class="highlight">for</span> nutritional adequacy if fat, protein