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Chapter 15: Q 19. (page 377)

Who are the near-poor?

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Near-poor refers to those people who earn incomes just above the poverty line.

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Step 1.  Poor and near-poor

An individual is considered as poor when the income earned by the individual falls below the poverty line (the level of income required for attending the basic standard of living). The concept of near-poor is quite different from the concept of 'poor'.

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Step 2. Near-poor

Individuals are considered as near-poor when they earn incomes which is just above the poverty line, that is, they earn a very little higher income than the subsistence level of income.

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