Social Security, Poverty and Economic Transition: An Analysis for Bulgaria 1992-96

Robert Ackrill, Rumen Dobrinksy, Nikolay Markov and Stephen Pudney

Economic Change and Restructuring, 2002, vol. 35, issue 1, 19-46

Abstract: The paper addresses the issues of poverty and social security in a transitional environment on the basis of recent economic developments in Bulgaria. Special emphasis is placed on the need for a new type of social safety net stemming from the radical changes in the political and economic system. The evolution of the social security system in Bulgaria during the transition is analysed focusing on such elements as the pension system, unemployment benefits, child allowances, etc. The empirical analysis is based on extensive use of data from the Bulgarian Household Budget Surveys during the period 1992-96. Poverty in Bulgaria is measured using different poverty measurements and some quantitative results showing the changing dimensions of poverty in the transition period are presented and discussed in the paper. Copyright 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

Date: 2002
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