Poverty in Transition Economies

Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-21550-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition

This study addresses the experience of, and responses to poverty in a range of transition economies including Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovenia, Uzbekistan, Romania, Albania and Macedonia. It covers topics such as the definition of poverty lines and the measurement of poverty; the role of income-in-kind in supporting families; homelessness and destitution; housing; the design, targeting and administration of welfare; and personal responses to economic transition.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hutton, Sandra

Redmond, Gerry

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftssysteme, Wirtschaftsstrukturen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Poverty in transition economies: an introduction to the issues 2. The Russian homeless: old problem - new agenda 3. Impoverishment and social exclusion in Russia 4.Social assistance in Uzbekistan: can the mahallas target state support on the most vulnerable? 5. Income, poverty and well-being in Central Asia 6. Poverty profiles and coping mechanisms in Ukraine 7. Poverty measurement and income support in Romania 8. Albania and Macedonia: transitions and poverty 9. Estimation of poverty lines based on Ravallion's method, application to the Republic of Macedonia 10. Income distribution and poverty in Slovenia 11. A comparison of poverty in the UK and Hungary 12. Child poverty: comparison of industrial and transition economies 13. Poverty and social policy in a period of political transition in Spain (1975 - 1995) 14. Targeting poverty benefits in Russia: reality-based alternatives to income-testing 15. Household budget and house conditions in two Russian cities 16. Coping in Central Europe

Über Autor(innen)

Sandra Hutton, Gerry Redmond