Like a line in the sand, an absolutepoverty standard shows whether the economic tide is moving in or out. It does not matter too much where on the beach it is drawn.
就像在沙滩上划线，绝对贫困标准显示经济潮流是进是退，和这条线划在沙滩的哪里没有太大的关系。
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000 in its total population of 230, 000 lead lives under povertyline and 27% of which are the absolute poor.