Development and poverty in Romania

Molnar, Maria (2009): Development and poverty in Romania. Published in: MegaByte , Vol. 9, No. 1 (May 2010): pp. 103-109.

Abstract

The paper is concerned with poverty in Romania during a period of economic growth (2000-2008). The poverty incidence and profile before financial and economic crisis and the evolution of poverty in the context of economic growth and of a strong increase of households income have been studied, aiming to identify who is the most vulnerable at poverty risk and to find out if the growth was pro-poor or didn’t. A comparison with the others EU Member States offers some reference points for the evaluation of the actual dimensions of poverty.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: poverty, economic growth, Romania, financial and economic crisis.
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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