title: Poverty, demographic characteristics and public policy in CIS countries.
abstract: "The demographic characteristics of different regions in the former Soviet Union influence the nature of poverty in the newly successor independent states.... Despite a common policy inheritance, major adjustments are needed in the major social protection instruments to reflect differences in demographics along with a changing resource base."
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D005843:Geography; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012946:Social Welfare; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014586:USSR