The $1.90 (PPP) per day line was chosen by averaging the national poverty lines of 15 poor countries to represent:

A. relative poverty by some globally comparable standard.
B. chronic poverty by some globally comparable standard.
C. transient poverty by some globally comparable standard.
D. absolute poverty by some globally comparable standard.


Answer: D

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