There are those who believe that the transition to a market economy must be made in such a way and at such a tempo as will preclude the appearance of even a minuscule number of the unemployed. On the other hand, the idea that a rapid transition to a market will inevitably lead to a very high...

Until recently, the poverty problem in the USSR was closed to broad discussion. The term "low income" [imaloobespechennost'/i] replaced "poverty" [ibednost'/i] âthe term that is generally accepted throughout the world. This made it possible not to focus attention on the social content of this...