Trends in Inequality and National Policies for Inclusive Growth in G20 Members: Country Papers: Russia

P. 143–155.

Попова Д. О.

Inequality is a part of the economic reality of any society. It is also a constant focus of attention of academic community, from time to time becoming a matter of heated social and political debates. Social scientists consider the growth of income inequality as one of the major socio-economic risks posed by globalization. Inequality issues have acquired a particular importance in connection with the market transition of post-socialist countries, including Russia, where the ‘starting point’ of transformation was the centrally planned economy. The characteristic feature of the transition process has been a sharp increase in income inequality. In the late 1980s Russia, along with the Scandinavian countries was in the group of states with a low level of income inequality. At present, the scale of inequality in Russia is comparable to economies of Latin America. This note aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of income inequality in Russia for the period since the beginning of market reforms. The sources of data are both official macro-statistics and independent sociological surveys.

Ключевые слова: Россия, Russia, дифференциация доходов, экономическое неравенство, декомпозиция, income inequality, decomposition, microsimulation, микромоделирование, economic inequality, causes of ineqality, факторы неравенства

ПУБЛИКАЦИЯ ПОДГОТОВЛЕНА ПО РЕЗУЛЬТАТАМ ПРОЕКТА: Оценка динамики благосостояния населения России и моделирование эффектов влияния налоговой, экономической и социальной политики на сектор домашних хозяйств (2013)

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Сivil 20 Proposals for Strong, Sustainable, Balanced and Inclusive Growth

M.: Logos, 2013.