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Title The social crisis in the Russian Federation / OECD Centre for Co-operation with Non-Members
Published Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (146 pages) : illustrations
Series Social issues
Emerging economies transition
Emerging economies transition
Social issues (Paris, France)
Contents The standard of living and policy context in Russia -- Poverty in the Russian Federation -- Labour market developments -- Health status and health care -- Paths to social policy reform
Summary The Russian Federation faces important economic and social challenges. By 1998 national income was little more than half its level in 1990. Life expectancy for men is now about 61 years, compared to 65 years a decade ago. The rate of suicide and self-inflicted injuries is more than three times the OECD average and maternal mortality rates are about five times the OECD average. Infectious diseases have increased in prevalence, but real public spending on health care has fallen by nearly one-third. Spending on many other social programmes has fallen even as a percentage of the smaller GDP, yet much expenditure remains inefficient and ineffective in addressing the serious problem of poverty. More than a quarter of the Russian population is poverty-stricken according to official criteria. Average wages are not much more than half of their real level of the early 1990s, and wage and pension arrears have posed serious problems in the recent past. The informal economy has grown significantly. What can be done to address this crisis? This book provides a detailed analysis of the social problems facing the Russian Federation, and develops proposals for continuing reform to improve the economic fundamentals, including the productivity, while at the same time ensuring that social and labour market policies become more effective in helping the poorest Russians. The book also proposes policy reforms to improve the operation of the labour market, to guarantee a package of essential health care services, to address the wide disparities between different regions of the Russian Federation, and to deal with the human crisis experienced by the very poor
Analysis Russia Social Crisis 20th Century
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-146)
Notes English
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Subject Economic history
Social conditions
Wirtschaftsreform
Wirtschaftskrise
Armut
Sozialpolitik
Lebensstandard -- Sozioökonomischer Wandel -- Russland -- Geschichte -- 1990-2000.
Russia (Federation) -- Social conditions -- 1991-
Russia (Federation) -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
Russia (Federation)
Russland -- Lebensstandard -- Sozioökonomischer Wandel -- Geschichte -- 1990-2000.
Form Electronic book
Author Centre for Co-operation with Non-members.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ISBN 1280034874
9781280034879
9789264192454
926419245X
Other Titles Fédération de Russie : la crise sociale