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 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Shaban, Radwan, Asoaka, Hiromi, Barnes, Bob, Drebentsov, Vladimir, Langenbrunner, John, Zurab, Sajaia, Stevens, James, Tarr, David, Tesliuc, Emil, Shabalina, Olga, Yemtsov, Ruslan
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2006
Subjects:	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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6671113/reducing-poverty-through-growth-social-policy-reform-russia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6955
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