A Survey of Poverty Research in Russia: Does It Follow the Scientific Method?

This paper presents the first critical review of the literature on poverty published in Russia between 1992 and 2006. Using a dataset of about 250 publications in Russian scientific journals we assess whether the poverty research in Russia satisfies the general criteria of a scientific publication a...

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Main Author:	Lokshin, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics Health Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty P360
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4723

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spelling	okr-10986-47232021-04-23T14:02:19Z A Survey of Poverty Research in Russia: Does It Follow the Scientific Method? Lokshin, Michael Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics Health Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty P360 This paper presents the first critical review of the literature on poverty published in Russia between 1992 and 2006. Using a dataset of about 250 publications in Russian scientific journals we assess whether the poverty research in Russia satisfies the general criteria of a scientific publication and if such studies could provide reliable guidance to the Russian government as it maps out its anti-poverty policies. Our findings indicate that only a small proportion of papers on poverty published in Russia in 1992-2006 follow the universally recognized principles of the scientific method. The utility of policy advice based on such research is questionable. We also suggest certain steps that could, in our view, improve the quality of poverty research in Russia. 2012-03-30T07:29:25Z 2012-03-30T07:29:25Z 2009 Journal Article Economic Systems 09393625 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4723 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Russian Federation
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description	This paper presents the first critical review of the literature on poverty published in Russia between 1992 and 2006. Using a dataset of about 250 publications in Russian scientific journals we assess whether the poverty research in Russia satisfies the general criteria of a scientific publication and if such studies could provide reliable guidance to the Russian government as it maps out its anti-poverty policies. Our findings indicate that only a small proportion of papers on poverty published in Russia in 1992-2006 follow the universally recognized principles of the scientific method. The utility of policy advice based on such research is questionable. We also suggest certain steps that could, in our view, improve the quality of poverty research in Russia.
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title	A Survey of Poverty Research in Russia: Does It Follow the Scientific Method?
title_short	A Survey of Poverty Research in Russia: Does It Follow the Scientific Method?
title_full	A Survey of Poverty Research in Russia: Does It Follow the Scientific Method?
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A Survey of Poverty Research in Russia: Does It Follow the Scientific Method?

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