Russia's Torn Safety Nets Health and Social Welfare During the Transition
, by Field, Mark G.; Twigg, Judyth L.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780312229160 | 031222916X
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 6/3/2000
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.