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Russia's torn safety nets : health and social welfare during the transition / edited by Mark G. Field and Judyth L. Twigg.
Van Pelt Library HN530.2.A8 R869 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russia (Federation)--Social conditions--1991-.
- Russia (Federation).
- Social conditions.
- Quality of life--Russia (Federation).
- Quality of life.
- Medical care--Russia (Federation).
- Medical care.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 314 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- Russia's attempt to replace the failed Soviet system and its command economy with a capitalist, democratic society has produced a health and social welfare crisis, at considerable human cost. "Russia's Torn Safety Nets" presents a series of essays by distinguished Russian and American scholars which describe and analyze the consequences of the collapsed socialist system, focusing on issues of health and demography, HIV/AIDS, drug addiction and abuse, the disabled, aging and pensions, education, women and sexism, and social issues in the military. The essays conclude with a section on the private and public efforts to ease the impact of the ongoing transition on the Russia people.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 031222916X
- OCLC:
- 42708062
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