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Na Na - Poverty and Social Assistance in Transition Countries - 9780312224363 - V9780312224363
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Poverty and Social Assistance in Transition Countries

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Description for Poverty and Social Assistance in Transition Countries Hardback. BIC Classification: JHBC. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 407.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312224363
SKU
V9780312224363
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Na Na
Jeanine Braithwaite is Economist in the Europe and Central Asia Department. Christiaan Grootaert is Senior Economist in the Social Development Department. Branko Milanovic is Principal Economist in the Development Economics Research Group; all are at the World Bank.

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