IMF Working Papers

Poverty, Demographic Characteristics, and Public Policy in Cis Countries

By Ehtisham Ahmad

February 1, 1993

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Ehtisham Ahmad. Poverty, Demographic Characteristics, and Public Policy in Cis Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1993) accessed December 22, 2024
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Summary

The demographic characteristics of different regions in the former Soviet Union influence the nature of poverty in the newly successor independent states of the FSU. Despite a common policy inheritance, major adjustments are needed in the major social protection instruments to reflect differences in demographics along with a changing resource base.

Subject: Aging, Expenditure, Income, Labor, National accounts, Non-wage benefits, Pension spending, Pensions, Population and demographics, Wages

Keywords: Aging, Alia Russia, Central Asia, Child benefit, CIS country, Contribution rate, Country, Income, Non-wage benefits, Pension spending, Rate, Republic, USSR formulation, USSR Goskomstat, USSR level, USSR pattern, USSR social security instrument, Wages, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    22

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1993/009

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0091993

  • ISBN:

    9781451842555

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941