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That's why poverty line is different amongst regions. What I want to know is if someone is able to buy same amount of rice in one country at poverty line as oth
by negamax 13y ago
That's why poverty line is different amongst regions. What I want to know is if someone is able to buy same amount of rice in one country at poverty line as other countries or how much does it vary.
- gizmo686 13y agoMy point was that the relative value of goods could change. Even if someone in Ireland cannot buy as much rice as someone in India maybe they could buy more potatoes, because potatoes are easier to grow in Ireland while rice is easier to grow in India. If we want to use food as a metric, we would probably want to use some abstract measure of nutrition (maybe $/calorie).
- negamax 13y agoI see what you mean now. You are right, purchasing power of calorie/nutritious value would be a better metric.