Dudwick, NoraGomart, ElizabethMarc, AlexandreKuehnast, KathleenDudwick, NoraGomart, ElizabethMarc, AlexandreKuehnast, Kathleen2013-08-202013-08-2020030-8213-5067-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15204This book documents the experiences of men, women, and children in Armenia, Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan as they struggle with the dramatic changes in lifestyle and extreme poverty that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. Based on hundreds of open-ended interviews conducted by local people over a span of five years, this book captures the particularities of poverty in each nation-state as well as a collective sense of disillusionment and a strikingly similar array of response to the crisis. certain aspects of the dynamics of poverty in the former Soviet Union and its interaction with gender, age, and ethnicity are highlighted. They deepen the understanding of how poor people in these countries experience, explain, and cope with their new circumstances. The studies also identify the range of cultural and administrative barriers that hinder poor people from accessing public services and exploiting economic opportunities. Above all, they highlight important psychological dimensions of poverty in the FSU, including the collapse of values and beliefs that accompanied the increase in poverty and the resulting disorientation experienced by the poor. Finally, the studies demonstrate the continuing importance of informal support networks and the persistence of paternalistic relationships and expectations that the old regime had fostered.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOPOVERTY RESEARCHQUALITIATIVE ANALYSISTRANSITIONAL SOCIETYCIVIL WARLAND REFORMBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSPOVERTY EVALUATION METHODSPOOR WOMENLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLIVING CONDITIONSPOVERTY INCIDENCECIVIL SOCIETYSOCIAL STRATIFICATIONBASIC NEEDSHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTIONLIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITYSKILLED WORKERSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESSTEALINGRELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONSREGIONAL DISPARITYPRIVATIZATIONTRADE REGULATIONTAX SYSTEMSRENT-SEEKINGFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS & POOR CHILDRENCOPING STRATEGIESQUALITY OF EDUCATIONHEALTH CARE DELIVERYNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSTARGETED ASSISTANCEVULNERABLE GROUPSINTERNAL MIGRATIONSSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL SERVICESCULTURAL CONCERNSBEHAVIORAL RESPONSESATTITUDESEVICTIONSACCESS TO EDUCATION ABSOLUTE POVERTYALCOHOLISMANALYTICAL SKILLSCASE STUDIESCASE STUDYCENTRAL PLANNINGCENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONSUMPTION DATACOUNTRY LEVELCRIMEDATA ANALYSISDEMOCRACIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CONTEXTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSEDUCATIONELDERLY PEOPLEFAMILIESGROUP DISCUSSIONSHEALTHHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMMIGRATIONINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINFORMAL NETWORKSLABOR FORCELAND REFORMLAWSLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENTLOCAL INSTITUTIONSMARKET ECONOMIESMEASURING POVERTYMIGRATIONMORTALITYMOTIVATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSPARTICIPATORY METHODSPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY ASSESSMENTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPOVERTY RESEARCHPOVERTY SURVEYSPRIORITY SURVEYPRIVATE CONSUMPTIONPRIVATE SECTORPROBABILITY SAMPLINGPROGRAMSPUBLIC SERVICESQUALITATIVE ANALYSISQUALITATIVE APPROACHESQUALITATIVE METHODSQUALITATIVE POVERTYQUALITATIVE RESEARCHQUALITATIVE TOOLSQUANTITATIVE ANALYSISQUANTITATIVE METHODSQUANTITATIVE POVERTYQUANTITATIVE RESEARCHQUANTITATIVE SURVEYSRANDOM SAMPLINGREFUGEESRESEARCH DESIGNRESEARCH STUDIESRESEARCH TOOLSRURAL ECONOMYSAMPLE SIZESECTOR EMPLOYMENTSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DIMENSIONSSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL ISOLATIONSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SCIENTISTSSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL STATUSSOCIAL SUPPORTSOCIAL WORKSTATISTICAL OFFICESSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENTSUICIDESURVIVAL STRATEGIESSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTUNEMPLOYMENTVIOLENCEWAGESWorld Bank10.1596/0-8213-5067-6