Date of Award
4-30-2007
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Master of Public Policy and Management (PPM)
Department
Public Policy and Management
First Advisor
Barbara Fraumeni
Keywords
Maldova, poverty, Muskie School of Public Service
Abstract
Moldova is the poorest nation in Europe and the Moldavian society has one f the highest degrees of economic inequality among the Soviet states. Official statistics as well as the World Bank poverty reports suggest that the number of people who live below the absolute poverty line is around 30%. In reality poverty is a massive phenomenon in Moldova and the real poverty rate exceeds 70% for both rural and urban areas.
Recommended Citation
Bolbocean, Corneliu, "Poverty in Moldova" (2007). Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations. 36.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/muskie_capstones/36
