Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
Following the 1998 financial crisis, four out of every ten people slipped into poverty, not able to meet basic needs. Luckily, post-crisis economic rebound was impressive and broad-based, albeit uneven across sectors and regions. This title explore...
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Format: | Publication |
Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6671113/reducing-poverty-through-growth-social-policy-reform-russia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6955 |
Summary: | Following the 1998 financial crisis,
four out of every ten people slipped into poverty, not able
to meet basic needs. Luckily, post-crisis economic rebound
was impressive and broad-based, albeit uneven across sectors
and regions. This title explores the nature of poverty, both
nationally and regionally, to identify the groups with a
high poverty risk. It then examines growth-poverty linkages
through the labor market, as well as the contribution of
growth and inequality to the recent poverty reduction. It
also considers the expected impact of WTO accession on
overall growth and poverty. Finally, it focuses on the scope
for improving social policy in ways that will have a direct
impact on the poor. |
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