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Author Alam, Asad

Title Growth, Poverty, and Inequality : Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Published Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 302 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series World Bank e-Library.
Contents Overview -- Nature and evolution of poverty, 1998-2003 -- How has poverty responded to growth? -- The role of labor markets and safety nets -- Affordable access to quality services -- Prospects for poverty reduction
Summary "While the countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union have made significant progress in reducing poverty during 1998-2003, poverty and vulnerability remain significant problems. More than 60 million are poor and more than 150 million are vulnerable. Most of the poor are the working poor. Many others face deprivations in terms of access and quality of public services. Regional inequalities both between and within countries are large. The highest levels of absolute poverty are found in the poor countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus, but most of the region's poor and vulnerable are in middle income countries."
"Growth, Poverty, and Inequality examines these important issues and recommends that public policies focus on: accelerating shared growth and job creation; improving public service delivery; strengthening social protection; and enhancing the monitoring of progress in poverty reduction. This book will be especially useful for policy markers and social scientists working in the Region."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Poverty -- Europe, Eastern
Poverty -- Former Soviet republics
Equality -- Europe, Eastern
Equality -- Former Soviet republics
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Economic Conditions.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- Macroeconomics.
Economic history
Equality
Poverty
SUBJECT Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90000332
Former Soviet republics -- Economic conditions
Subject Eastern Europe
Soviet Union -- Former Soviet republics
Form Electronic book
Author Murthi, Mamta, 1965-
Yemtsov, Ruslan
LC no. 2005043452
ISBN 9780821361948
0821361945
0821361937
9780821361931
1280235160
9781280235160
9786610235162
6610235163