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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Main Authors: Shaban, Radwan, Asoaka, Hiromi, Barnes, Bob, Drebentsov, Vladimir, Langenbrunner, John, Zurab, Sajaia, Stevens, James, Tarr, David, Tesliuc, Emil, Shabalina, Olga, Yemtsov, Ruslan
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spelling okr-10986-69552021-04-23T14:02:27Z Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia Shaban, Radwan Asoaka, Hiromi Barnes, Bob Drebentsov, Vladimir Langenbrunner, John Zurab, Sajaia Stevens, James Tarr, David Tesliuc, Emil Shabalina, Olga Yemtsov, Ruslan ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE AFFORDABILITY ANNUAL GROWTH ANNUAL GROWTH RATE BASIC NEEDS BENEFICIARIES CASH EXPENDITURE CASH EXPENDITURES CHANGES IN POVERTY CHILD POVERTY COMPULSORY EDUCATION CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONSUMPTION GROWTH DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INDICATORS ECONOMICS ELIGIBILITY EMPLOYMENT STATUS EQUITABLE ACCESS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FINANCIAL CRISIS FOOD BASKET GDP GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT INDEX HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH OUTCOMES HIGH POVERTY HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLNESS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME DATA INCOME DYNAMICS INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INCREASE POVERTY INCREASING INEQUALITY INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY INEQUALITY DATA INEQUALITY MEASURES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INSURANCE LABOR MARKET LEARNING LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LONG RUN LOW WAGES MEANS TESTING MEASURING POVERTY MEDIUM TERM MICRO DATA NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NEGATIVE IMPACT PACIFIC REGION PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY DEBATE POLICY OBJECTIVE POLICY PERSPECTIVE POLICY RESEARCH POOR ADULTS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POORER HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION SURVEYS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY CHANGES POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDEXES POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY MONITORING POVERTY OUTCOMES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY RISK POVERTY SEVERITY POVERTY STATUS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRO-POOR PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SPENDING RAPID GROWTH REAL EXCHANGE RATE REDUCING POVERTY REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL INEQUALITY REGIONAL POVERTY RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL RESIDENTS SAFETY NET SAVINGS SCHOOLING SECONDARY ENROLLMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SPENDING SUBSISTENCE SUBSISTENCE MINIMUM SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARGETED INTERVENTIONS TARGETING TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNSKILLED LABOR URBAN AREAS VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE RATES WELFARE MEASURE WELFARE PROGRAMS 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. 2012-06-04T14:02:28Z 2012-06-04T14:02:28Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6671113/reducing-poverty-through-growth-social-policy-reform-russia 978-0-8213-6340-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6955 English en_US Directions in Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Europe and Central Asia Asia Europe Eastern Europe Russian Federation
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topic ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
AFFORDABILITY
ANNUAL GROWTH
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
BASIC NEEDS
BENEFICIARIES
CASH EXPENDITURE
CASH EXPENDITURES
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHILD POVERTY
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION GROWTH
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ECONOMICS
ELIGIBILITY
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EQUITABLE ACCESS
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOOD BASKET
GDP
GROWTH RATES
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME DATA
INCOME DYNAMICS
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCREASE POVERTY
INCREASING INEQUALITY
INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY
INEQUALITY DATA
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INSURANCE
LABOR MARKET
LEARNING
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
LONG RUN
LOW WAGES
MEANS TESTING
MEASURING POVERTY
MEDIUM TERM
MICRO DATA
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
PACIFIC REGION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY DEBATE
POLICY OBJECTIVE
POLICY PERSPECTIVE
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR ADULTS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION SURVEYS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS
POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INDEXES
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY OUTCOMES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT
POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
POVERTY SEVERITY
POVERTY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRO-POOR
PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPENDING
RAPID GROWTH
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REDUCING POVERTY
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL RESIDENTS
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SPENDING
SUBSISTENCE
SUBSISTENCE MINIMUM
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARGETED INTERVENTIONS
TARGETING
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
URBAN AREAS
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE RATES
WELFARE MEASURE
WELFARE PROGRAMS
spellingShingle ABSOLUTE POVERTY
ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
AFFORDABILITY
ANNUAL GROWTH
ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
BASIC NEEDS
BENEFICIARIES
CASH EXPENDITURE
CASH EXPENDITURES
CHANGES IN POVERTY
CHILD POVERTY
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE
CONSUMPTION GROWTH
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
ECONOMICS
ELIGIBILITY
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
EQUITABLE ACCESS
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FOOD BASKET
GDP
GROWTH RATES
HEADCOUNT INDEX
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
HEALTH EXPENDITURES
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HIGH POVERTY
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HOUSING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLNESS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME DATA
INCOME DYNAMICS
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCREASE POVERTY
INCREASING INEQUALITY
INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY
INEQUALITY DATA
INEQUALITY MEASURES
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
INSURANCE
LABOR MARKET
LEARNING
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
LONG RUN
LOW WAGES
MEANS TESTING
MEASURING POVERTY
MEDIUM TERM
MICRO DATA
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS
NEGATIVE IMPACT
PACIFIC REGION
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PER CAPITA INCOME
POLICY DEBATE
POLICY OBJECTIVE
POLICY PERSPECTIVE
POLICY RESEARCH
POOR ADULTS
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION SURVEYS
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMS
POVERTY ASSESSMENTS
POVERTY CHANGES
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY GAP
POVERTY IMPACT
POVERTY INCIDENCE
POVERTY INDEXES
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY MEASUREMENT
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY MONITORING
POVERTY OUTCOMES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY PROGRAMS
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT
POVERTY REDUCTION POLICIES
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
POVERTY SEVERITY
POVERTY STATUS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRO-POOR
PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SPENDING
RAPID GROWTH
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REDUCING POVERTY
REDUCTION IN POVERTY
REGIONAL INEQUALITY
REGIONAL POVERTY
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL RESIDENTS
SAFETY NET
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SECONDARY ENROLLMENT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SPENDING
SUBSISTENCE
SUBSISTENCE MINIMUM
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TARGETED INTERVENTIONS
TARGETING
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNSKILLED LABOR
URBAN AREAS
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGE RATES
WELFARE MEASURE
WELFARE PROGRAMS
Shaban, Radwan
Asoaka, Hiromi
Barnes, Bob
Drebentsov, Vladimir
Langenbrunner, John
Zurab, Sajaia
Stevens, James
Tarr, David
Tesliuc, Emil
Shabalina, Olga
Yemtsov, Ruslan
Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Asia
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation
relation Directions in Development
description 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.
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Shaban, Radwan
Asoaka, Hiromi
Barnes, Bob
Drebentsov, Vladimir
Langenbrunner, John
Zurab, Sajaia
Stevens, James
Tarr, David
Tesliuc, Emil
Shabalina, Olga
Yemtsov, Ruslan
author_facet Shaban, Radwan
Asoaka, Hiromi
Barnes, Bob
Drebentsov, Vladimir
Langenbrunner, John
Zurab, Sajaia
Stevens, James
Tarr, David
Tesliuc, Emil
Shabalina, Olga
Yemtsov, Ruslan
author_sort Shaban, Radwan
title Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
title_short Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
title_full Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
title_fullStr Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
title_full_unstemmed Reducing Poverty through Growth and Social Policy Reform in Russia
title_sort reducing poverty through growth and social policy reform in russia
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6671113/reducing-poverty-through-growth-social-policy-reform-russia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6955
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