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Income differences and poverty: Problems facing Russia and the international experience of dealing with them

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The topicality of income difference and poverty issues has greatly increased in post-Soviet Russia. Solutions to these problems are considered key goals of the country’s socioeconomic development. Factors behind the current situation are identified to develop specific measures for reducing the existing income differences and poverty level. The foreign experience in solving this problem is analyzed.

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Ivanov, V.N., Suvorov, A.V. Income differences and poverty: Problems facing Russia and the international experience of dealing with them. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 17, 325–335 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700706030117

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