They are written, as with a sun beam. in the whole volume of human nature, by the. hand of the divinity itself; and can never be. erased or obscured by mortal power.â. â Alexander Hamilton, 1775. âThe basis of our political systems is the. right of the people to make and to alter. their Constitutions of Government.
An income-related example would be living on less than $X per day. Relative poverty refers to a standard which is defined in terms of the society in which an individual lives and which therefore differs between countries and over time. An income-related example would be living on less than X% of average UK income. Absolute poverty and relative poverty are both valid concepts.
It is a term used in social sciences to describe feelings or measures of economic, political, or social deprivation that are relative rather than absolute. The term is inextricably linked to the similar terms poverty and social exclusion.