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Poverty and Social Assistance in Transition Countries

By Jeanine Braithwaite , Christiaan Grootaert , Branko Milanovic

Book information

Year
2000
ISBN
0312224362, 9780312224363, 9780312292799
Open Library ID
OL10387562M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
435 kB (445239 bytes)
Pages
208\201
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Declining incomes and growing income inequality have led to a rise in poverty in the transition economies of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This study examines poverty and social assistance in six countries--Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Russia, and Kyrgyz Republic--to compare the poverty profiles and the correlates of poverty between the two regions. The study finds that the profile of poverty is more sharply defined in Eastern Europe than in the former Soviet Union, where poverty is more widespread. This holds the potential for better targeting of social assistance in Eastern Europe, and the study proposes a novel two-step approach to identify the poor.

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