1. Poverty and the Poor.
- Author
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Teşliuc, Cornelia Mihaela and Pop, Lucian
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POOR people , *POVERTY , *HOUSEHOLD surveys , *HOUSEHOLDS , *PUBLIC welfare , *SOCIAL problems , *SOCIAL classes - Abstract
This article focuses on the poor in Romania, a category that grew unprecedentedly in number and severity during the postcommunist transition. Based on data from the Romanian Integrated Household Survey (RIHS), we document growth in poverty over the 1995-98 period and investigate the contribution of various factors to household welfare. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2005
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