Rumyantseva E.E., Sheremet A.N. Poverty is not a threshold: comprehensive measurement and assessment of poverty as a necessary condition for effective socio-economic policy. Bulletin of MIRBIS. 2021. No. 2(26). Pp. 157-168. DOI: 10.25634 ...

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Abstract

The relevance of the study: the lack of an integrated approach to the study of the problem of poverty does not allow us to focus on the main directions of its overcoming, including the unpredictable growth of poverty in the context of corruption, which dictates its unspoken rules for the redistribution of income and public spending in society. Theoretical research: the topic of poverty is currently a priority in the research of the UN, WHO, OECD, other international organizations, as well as a number of Nobel Prize laureates in Economics (M. Kremer, A. Banerjee, E. Duflo, A. Deaton, J. Stiglitz et al.) and other researchers. World experience: according to Rosstat data, there are no poor people living below the international poverty line in Russia, as, for example, in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and other countries with below-average incomes. National estimates of poverty vary significantly across the world. For example, in European countries, the poverty threshold is higher than in Russia, and therefore the share of the poor in the total population is higher. In all countries, there is a deepening of social inequality, which increases during periods of crisis. Conclusions: in modern conditions, the development of the theory of effective struggle against poverty is of particular importance. On the basis of interdisciplinary research and correct international comparisons, it is necessary to identify the entire complex of causes that generate poverty on such a significant scale and its growth at different stages of the economic cycle, monitor poverty, evaluate the effectiveness of state social assistance to the poor and the implementation of other programs aimed at combating poverty, and replace them with more effective ones in a timely manner. The article suggests new approaches to the interpretation of the problem of poverty as a priority object of economic policy in relation to social inequality, as well as a group of indicators for monitoring it of a new generation.