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Kazakhstan - Living standards during the transition, Volume 1
 
Collection Title:World Development Sources, WDS 1998-2Country:Kazakhstan;
Date Stored:1998/03/22Document Date:1998/03/22
Document Type:Sector ReportLanguage:English
Major Sector:(Historic)Social ProtectionRegion:Europe and Central Asia
Report Number:17520Sector:Other Social Protection
SubTopics:Health Economics & Finance; Environmental Economics & Policies; Poverty Assessment; Economic Theory & Research; National GovernanceTopics:Poverty Reduction
Volume No:1  

Abstract: This report examines the impact of the transition of living standards in Kazakhstan, assesses the scope for burgeoning growth to reduce poverty, and makes recommendations on how to strengthen the social safety net. There are three main findings: a) Over a third of the population lived below a 'subsistence minimum' living standard in 1996. b) Given the proportion of the population that can be considered poor, it should be clear that strong and sustained growth is the key to poverty reduction in Kazakhstan, not public transfer programs. c) Given that it is unrealistic to expect a significant expansion of social protection expenditures in the near future, assisting the poor will hinge on making existing social programs more effective. This should include maintaining an adequate income floor for pensioners, increasing the coverage of unemployment benefit, and reducing the leakage of child allowances and other social assistance to the non-poor.
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