Babetskii, Ian; Kolev, Alexandre; Maurel, Mathilde - In: Comparative Economic Studies 45 (2003) 4, pp. 493-519
The persistence of widespread poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic seems to be due to the presence of a large pool of jobless and discouraged workers, as well as to the low level of formal job creation. This has prevented informal jobholders from moving from a situation of mere survival into a better...