times the OECD average. Infectious diseases have increased in prevalence, but real public spending on health care has fallen … much expenditure remains inefficient and ineffective in addressing the serious problem of poverty. More than a quarter of … the Russian population is poverty-stricken according to official criteria. Average wages are not much more than half of …

mechanisms and contributory social insurance programmes. This report on informality and poverty presents useful and critical …-depth analyses of the socioeconomic characteristics of informal workers and analyzing the relationship between household welfare and … formal/informal employment status of household members. For the first time this study provides a detailed distributional …

st Century Children: Emotional Well-Being in the Digital Age, this volume turns the spotlight on physical health and well … impact on children’s lives, whether it be physical, cognitive or academic. It highlights important efforts countries have …