POLIcy RESEARCH WORKING PAPER 2435 The Evolution of Poverty The relative price of food increasedconsiderably during during the Crisisin Indonesia'srecent economic Indonesia 1996 99 ucrisis, so the explicit (or implicit) choice of the weight given to the inflation rate for Asep Suryahadi food pricesdramatically Sudarno Sumarto affects calculationsof the Yusuf Suharso poverty rate. Lant Pritchett The World Bank East Asia and Pacific Region Environment and Social Development Sector Unit September 2000 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized