Sandra Hutton, Gerry Redmond

1. Poverty in transition economies: an introduction to the issues 2. The Russian homeless: old problem - new agenda 3. Impoverishment and social exclusion in Russia 4.Social assistance in Uzbekistan: can the mahallas target state support on the most vulnerable? 5. Income, poverty and well-being in Central Asia 6. Poverty profiles and coping mechanisms in Ukraine 7. Poverty measurement and income support in Romania 8. Albania and Macedonia: transitions and poverty 9. Estimation of poverty lines based on Ravallion's method, application to the Republic of Macedonia 10. Income distribution and poverty in Slovenia 11. A comparison of poverty in the UK and Hungary 12. Child poverty: comparison of industrial and transition economies 13. Poverty and social policy in a period of political transition in Spain (1975 - 1995) 14. Targeting poverty benefits in Russia: reality-based alternatives to income-testing 15. Household budget and house conditions in two Russian cities 16. Coping in Central Europe