Medición de la pobreza: Una revisión de los principales indicadores

Abstract

In this paper we carry out a revision of the literature according to the measure of poverty. We describe the historic evolution that the poverty has had. We also show the different kinds of poverty lines or thresholds that we can use to assess the very complex phenomenon of poverty. Finally, we show the poverty indicators that several authors have introduced through the beginning of the twentieth century in order to analyse poverty and inequalities.