The Soviet household under the old regime : economic conditions and behavior in the 1970s / Gur Ofer and Aaron Vinokur
1992, First Edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #447377
ISBN: 0521383986
Physical description; xviii, 396 pages ; 24 cm. Contents; Ch. 1. Introduction: economics of the Soviet urban household in the 1970s. 1. Introduction. 2. Western theory and Soviet reality. 3. The sample, the data, and biases. 4. A framework of analysis in the Soviet environment. 5. The main findings. 6. Conclusion -- Ch. 2. Private sources of income of the Soviet urban household. 1. Introduction. 2. Private sector earnings and incomes. 3. Buying in private markets and from private people. 4. Conclusion -- Ch. 3. Soviet household saving. 1. Introduction. 2. Variables influencing Soviet household saving. 3. The data and variables. 5. Conclusion -- Ch. 4. Inequality of earnings, household income and wealth in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. 1. Introduction. 2. Inequality of wages. 3. The level, structure, and size distribution of household income. 4. A note on the concentration of wealth. 5. Conclusion -- Ch. 5. The distributive effects of the Social Consumption Fund in the Soviet Union. 1. Introduction. 2. The SCF in 1973 official data and immigrant samples. 3. Distribution of SCF allowances by work status and income groups. 4. The effect of SCF on poverty and income distribution. 5. Comparisons and conclusion -- Ch. 6. The size and the structure of population in poverty in the Soviet Union. 1. Introduction. 2. Concepts of income and poverty and definitions of poverty lines. 3. The extent of poverty and its characteristics. 4. The effect of SCF, taxes and private income on poverty. 5. The causes of poverty. 6. Some international comparisons. 7. Conclusion. Ch. 7. Earning differentials by sex in the Soviet Union: a first look. 1. Introduction. 2. The theory of earning differentials by sex. 3. Equations, variables, and data. 4. Results and interpretation. 5. Conclusion: observations in a comparative context -- Ch. 8. Work and family roles of Soviet women: historical trends and cross-section analysis. 1. Introduction. 2. A survey of historical trends. 3. Short-term cross-sectional analysis of participation and hours worked. 4. The cycle participation, fertility, and education. 5. Conclusion -- Appendix: Demographic and economic characteristics of the sample and of the Soviet urban population. 1. Introduction. 2. The demographic, social, and economic composition of the sample. 3. Income and wages. Subjects; Households Soviet Union. Soviet Union Economic conditions 1965-1975. Soviet Union Economic conditions 1975-1985.
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