, Latvia, Poland, Russia and Slovenia) over the period 1987-95. We find that the most important factor driving overall … Latvia and Russia. Pensions, paradoxically, also pushed inequality up in Central Europe, while non-pension social transfers …

average) to 35?38 (above OECD average) in less than 10 years. In some countries, such as Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine, the …-95), Hungary (1987-93), Latvia (1989-96), Poland (1987-95), Russia (1989-94), and Slovenia (1987-95). In all countries, wage … inequality has increased (in some, like Russia, dramatically); income from self-employment has remained as unequal as before but …

as social solidarity and trust decline …

We analyze the interaction between human capital and growth in Russia, where there are substantial human capital … counterproductive. Finally, we argue that educational restructuring should be a key early component of Russia's transition strategy …