Poverty and Social Assistance in Transition Countries

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"This study examines poverty and social assistance in six countries - Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Estonia, Russia, and Kyrgyz Republic - comparing the poverty profiles and the correlates of poverty between the two regions. The study finds that the profile of poverty is more sharply defined in Eastern Europe than in the former Soviet Union, where poverty is more widespread. This holds the potential for better targeting of social assistance in Eastern Europe, and the study proposes a novel two-step approach to identify the poor."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Economic conditions,  Poverty,  Social policy,  Economics - Theory,  International - Economics,  Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare,  Social Science / Research,  Economic And Technical Assistance,  Business / Economics / Finance,  1989-,  Europe, Eastern,  Former Soviet republics,  Politics/International Relations,  Pauvrete,  Conditions sociales,  Politique sociale,  Conditions economiques,  Economic history,  Europe, eastern, economic conditions,  Former soviet republics, economic conditions,  Former soviet republics, social conditions,  Europe, eastern, social conditions

Places: Eastern Europe,  Former Soviet republics

Times: 1989-