Many different indicators are used to monitor poverty and poverty-related deprivations. Two kinds of legitimacy worries may arise about any such indicator: one regarding its reliability as a measure of progress and another regarding the uses to which it is being put. This essay will touch upon both worries, beginning with the latter.

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与全球贫困作斗争

许多不同的指标被用来监测贫困和与贫困有关的剥夺。对于任何此类指标，可能会出现两种合法性担忧：一种将其可靠性视为进步的衡量标准，另一种则将其用于其用途。本文将从后者开始讨论这两种担忧。