Satisfaction with Life and Service Delivery in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union

Some Insights from the 2006 Life in Transition Survey

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ID19941232
AuthorsSalman Zaidi (0000-0003-3429-7001), Asad Alam, Pradeep Mitra, Pradeep K Mitra
Year2009
Pages98
Publication date2009-02-17
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueSatisfaction with life and service delivery in the ECA region (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherThe World Bank (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1596/978-0-8213-7900-4
OpenAlexW4232744818
ISBN9780821379004
Open LibraryOL22796444M
LanguageEN
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No AccessWorld Bank Working Papers12 Aug 2013Satisfaction with Life and Service Delivery in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet UnionSome Insights from the 2006 Life in Transition SurveyAuthors/Editors: Salman Zaidi, Asad Alam, and Pradeep K. MitraSalman Zaidi, Asad Alam, and Pradeep K. Mitrahttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7900-4SectionsAboutPDF (3.3 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:The past two decades in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union have been times of tremendous change, with countries undergoing rapid transformation from centrally-planned to market-oriented economies. While poverty increased during the initial years of transition, primarily on account of the sharp economic contraction, the resurgence of economic growth in the region since 1998 has resulted in a rebound in household incomes and living standards. Data from the 2006 Life in Transition Survey (LiTS)—a joint initiative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank—provides a unique opportunity to investigate the extent to which citizens of ECA countries are satisfied with their lives and with the performances of their governments, and to study key factors influencing their outlook in a systematic way across all countries of the region. The main objective of the LiTS was to assess the impact of transition on people, covering four main themes. First, it collected personal information on aspects of material well-being, including household expenditures, possession of consumer goods such as a car or mobile phone, and access to local public services and utilities. Second, the survey included measures of satisfaction and attitudes towards economic and political reforms as well as public service delivery. Third, the LiTS captured individual "histories"—key events and episodes that may have influenced their attitudes towards reforms, and information on family background, employment, and coping strategies. Finally, the survey also attempted to capture the extent to which crime and corruption are affecting peoples' lives, and the extent to which individuals' trust in other people and in state institutions has changed over time. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byPreferences for Redistribution around the WorldSSRN Electronic Journal, Vol.21 January 2023Relationship between vulnerability and life satisfaction in older population in RussiaPopulation and Economics, Vol.5, No.431 December 2021The Slow Road from Serfdom: Labor Coercion and Long-Run Development in the Former Russian EmpireThe Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol.103, No.1Analysis of life satisfaction of the older population in Russia based on the RLMS-HSE microdataPopulation and Economics, Vol.4, No.39 October 2020Social origins of support for democracy: a study of intergenerational mobilityInternational Review of Sociology, Vol.30, No.216 June 2020Transition and Gender: Whose Transition Was More Adaptive?SSRN Electronic JournalAgeing International, Vol.42, No.3Why So Gloomy? Perceptions of Economic Mobility in Europe and Central Asia6 January 2016Coping with the Crisis: Public Safety Nets and Reliance on Government in the Wake of the Global Economic Crisis of 2008-2009SSRN Electronic JournalThe Economic Crisis and its Impact on Trust in Institutions in Transition CountriesSSRN Electronic JournalTrust in Government and the Willingness to Pay Taxes in Transition CountriesSSRN Electronic JournalWhat Happens to Happiness When People Get Older? Socio-Economic Determinants of Life Satisfaction in Later LifeSSRN Electronic JournalInequality of opportunities in the labor market: evidence from life in transition surveys in Europe and Central AsiaIZA Journal of Labor & Development, Vol.2, No.115 August 2013Public satisfaction as a measure of health system performance: A study of nine countries in the former Soviet UnionHealth Policy, Vol.112, No.1-2 View Published: February 2009ISBN: 978-0-8213-7900-4 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsEurope and Central AsiaRelated TopicsHealth Nutrition and PopulationLaw and DevelopmentMacroeconomics and Economic GrowthPoverty ReductionRural Development KeywordsAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENTECONOMIC GROWTHEMPLOYMENT STATUSHEALTH INSURANCEHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD HEADHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLD WELFAREINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINCOME INEQUALITYPOORPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY LINESPOVERTY PROFILEPOVERTY RATESRURALRURAL AREASUNEMPLOYMENT PDF DownloadLoading

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