When Things Fall Apart : Qualitative Studies of Poverty in the Former Soviet Union

This 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...

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Main Authors:	Dudwick, Nora, Gomart, Elizabeth, Marc, Alexandre, Kuehnast, Kathleen
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	POVERTY RESEARCH QUALITIATIVE ANALYSIS TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY CIVIL WAR LAND REFORM BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS POVERTY EVALUATION METHODS POOR WOMEN LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LIVING CONDITIONS POVERTY INCIDENCE CIVIL SOCIETY SOCIAL STRATIFICATION BASIC NEEDS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY SKILLED WORKERS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES STEALING RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS REGIONAL DISPARITY PRIVATIZATION TRADE REGULATION TAX SYSTEMS RENT-SEEKING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS & POOR CHILDREN COPING STRATEGIES QUALITY OF EDUCATION HEALTH CARE DELIVERY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TARGETED ASSISTANCE VULNERABLE GROUPS INTERNAL MIGRATIONS SMALL ENTERPRISES SOCIAL SERVICES CULTURAL CONCERNS BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES ATTITUDES EVICTIONS ACCESS TO EDUCATION ABSOLUTE POVERTY ALCOHOLISM ANALYTICAL SKILLS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CENTRAL PLANNING CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONSUMPTION DATA COUNTRY LEVEL CRIME DATA ANALYSIS DEMOCRACIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CONTEXT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS EDUCATION ELDERLY PEOPLE FAMILIES GROUP DISCUSSIONS HEALTH HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRATION INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INFORMAL NETWORKS LABOR FORCE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MARKET ECONOMIES MEASURING POVERTY MIGRATION MORTALITY MOTIVATION NATURAL RESOURCES NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATORY METHODS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POOR COUNTRIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ASSESSMENTS POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES POVERTY SURVEYS PRIORITY SURVEY PRIVATE CONSUMPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY SAMPLING PROGRAMS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS QUALITATIVE APPROACHES QUALITATIVE METHODS QUALITATIVE POVERTY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH QUALITATIVE TOOLS QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS QUANTITATIVE METHODS QUANTITATIVE POVERTY QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE SURVEYS RANDOM SAMPLING REFUGEES RESEARCH DESIGN RESEARCH STUDIES RESEARCH TOOLS RURAL ECONOMY SAMPLE SIZE SECTOR EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INCLUSION SOCIAL ISOLATION SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WORK STATISTICAL OFFICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT SUICIDE SURVIVAL STRATEGIES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNEMPLOYMENT VIOLENCE WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2104786/things-fall-apart-qualitative-studies-poverty-former-soviet-union http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15204

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Summary:	This 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.

When Things Fall Apart : Qualitative Studies of Poverty in the Former Soviet Union

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