Poverty and Social Assistance in Transition Countries

Softcover Nachdruck of the Original 1. 1999 Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-1-349-42288-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 204 g

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 the Kyrgyz Republic - comparing 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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Braithwaite, J.

Grootaert, C.

Milanovic, B.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface The Transition Economies in the Study: How Similar and Different They Are; B.Milanovic The Determinants of Poverty in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union; C.Grootaert & J.Braithwaite The Role of Social Assistance in Addressing Poverty; B.Milanovic Policy Recommendations and General Conclusions; J.Braithwaite, C. Grootaert & B.Milanovic

Über Autor(innen)

JEANINE BRAITHWAITE is Economist in the Europe and Central Asia Department of the World Bank.

CHRISTIAAN GROOTAERT is Senior Economist in the Social Development Department of the World Bank.

BRANKO MILANOVIC is Principal Economist in the Poverty and Human Resources Division of the World Bank.