Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 905 g
Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 905 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-43329-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Who gains and who loses from economic transformation in Eastern Europe is a key question, but one which is too rarely discussed. This book examines the evidence about distribution of income under Communism in Eastern Europe. Contrary to popular impressions, a great deal of information exists about distribution of income and household earnings in Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland. With glasnost much material previously kept secret in the USSR has been made available. The book contains extensive statistical evidence that has not previously been assembled on a comparative basis, and brings the story right up to the end of Communism. The findings bring out the differences in experience between countries under Communism: between Central Europe and the former Union; between Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland; and between the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.
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List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction and summary; 2. Why study the distribution pre-1990?; 3. Data: availability, quality and comparability; 4. The distribution of earnings; 5. The distribution of household incomes; 6. Interpreting income data; 7. Measuring poverty; 8. Poverty and the safety net; Sources and methods; List of tables in statistical appendix; Statistical appendix; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index.
