Povetry reduction in Russia : dymanics and structure.

Abstract

We investigate the dynamics and the structure of Russian poverty during the pe¬riod 1994-2005 in the context of the government socio-economic policy of pov¬erty reduction. The development of effective programs for fighting poverty re¬quires analysis of the successes and failures of past policies. The paper sheds light on poverty alleviation programs in Russia by analysing data for the period 1994¬2005, covering both the period of deep socio-economic crisis and major economic resurgence. The trends in the depth and severity of poverty and income deficit for various socio-demographic groups are presented.