The Social Crisis in the Russian Federation

The Social Crisis in the Russian Federation

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 O...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Autores Corporativos: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (-), Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development Content Provider (content provider), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Content Provider, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members Content Provider
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Paris : OECD Publishing 2001.
Colección:Social issues (Paris, France)
Emerging economies transition.
Materias:
Social Issues/Migration/Health
Russia (Federation) > Economic conditions > 1991-
Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991-
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705421106719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""Summary and Policy Conclusions""; ""1. The Standard of Living and Policy Context in Russia""; ""Introduction""; ""Overview of the social protection system""; ""Informal social protection mechanisms""; ""Social spending and financing""; ""Inter-governmental fiscal relations""; ""Concluding comments""; ""2. Poverty in the Russian Federation""; ""Introduction""; ""Who are the poor?""; ""The “new poorâ€?""; ""How poor are the poor?""; ""Why the poor are poor: the policy implications""; ""Concluding comments""; ""3. Labour Market Developments""; ""Introduction""
  • ""Legacy of the command economy: a stylised description""""Privatisation and enterprise restructuring""; ""Emerging labour markets""; ""Labour force participation, employment, and unemployment""; ""Active and passive labour market policies""; ""Passive labour market policies""; ""Concluding comments""; ""4. Health Status and Health Care""; ""Introduction""; ""The health care system""; ""Health care reform after 1991""; ""Assessment of health care reforms""; ""Concluding comments""; ""5. Paths to Social Policy Reform""; ""Introduction""; ""The political economy of social policy reform""
  • ""Current programmes""""Pension reform""; ""Targeting benefits: approaches to helping the poor""; ""Concluding comments""; ""Bibliography""

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