Russian Economic Trends
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Опубликовано на портале: 25-11-2003
Daria Popova, Лилия Николаевна Овчарова
Russian Economic Trends.
2001.
Vol. 10.
No. 1.
P. 7-14.
One of the main negative trends of the last decade in Russia has been an unprecedented
rise in the numbers of the poor. The economic crisis has entailed an almost two-fold
drop in average incomes, modernisation of income distribution has led to an unprecedented
increase of income inequality, and the Soviet system of social benefits and privileges
oriented to supporting the wealthiest groups has remained in place. The result has
been a surge in the poverty rate.
This article outlines major issues to be addressed in developing a poverty alleviation
policy for Russia. They can be broadly summarised as follows:
poverty identification and measurement;
analysis of causes and determinants of poverty;
adequate economic and social measures to reduce the poverty rate in the current
socio-economic situation.
Only comprehensive and consistent consideration of these issues will allow a strategy
of poverty rate reduction to be formulated.

