of the Russian economy since the beginning of the transition. We study the politico-economic configuration in Russia in … stabilized afterwards. Meanwhile, the economic (and hence political) equilibrium in Russia remains extremely dependent on …

inference with poverty indices is satisfactory. We find that the major cause is the extreme sensitivity of many inequality …

assessment. It should equally reduce poverty, which point toward household level ex ante assessment. Last, because development is …The starting point of this paper is given by country situations where trade liberalization is expected to be poverty … and inequality alleviating in the long run while inducing a short run increase in poverty or in inequality. The question …

Although the small kingdom is perceived to be middle income, previous livelihoods and poverty reports, reveal that at … least 60 to 70% of the Swazi population live below the poverty line. It is now recognised that the current food security …