The Mortality Crisis in Transitional Economies

by Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Renato Panicciï

Overview

This book is the first comprehensive assessment of the mortality crisis in transitional economies. Contributions by demographers, economists, sociologists, epidemiologists, and health experts provide a rigorous analysis of the upsurge in mortality rates, with the aim of contributing to the launch of vigorous policies to tackle the crisis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198297413
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/19/2000
Series:	WIDER Studies in Development Economics
Pages:	480
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

University of Florence

Institute for Economic Planning, Florence

Table of Contents

Part I. The Mortality Crisis of the Early 1990s: A Historical and Theoretical Perspective1. The transition mortality crisis: evidence, interpretation and policy responses, Giovanni Andrea Cornia and Renato Paniccià2. Mortality crises in a historical perspective: the European experience, Massimo Livi Bacci3. Short-term, long-term, and hysteresis mortality models: a review, Giovanni Andrea CorniaPart II. Underlying Causes of the Mortality Crises4. Alcohol as a cause of mortality in societies undergoing rapid transition to market economy, Jacek Moskalewicz, Bogdan Wojtyniak, and Daniel Rabczenko5. Transition, impoverishment and mortality: how large an impact?, Renato Paniccià6. Psychological and biological mechanisms behind the recent mortality crisis in Central and Eastern Europe, Michael Marmot and Martin BobakPart III. Individual and Public Responses7. Rising unemployment and coping strategies: the case of the Novosibirsk oblast in Russia, Natalia Tchernina8. Transition, health production and medical system effectiveness, Christopher Davis9. Fighting unemployment and stress: labour market policies in Central and Eastern Europe, Alena NesporovaPart IV. Evidence from Selected Country Case Studies10. The mortality crisis in East Germany, Regina T. Riphahn and Klaus F. Zimmermann11. Population crisis and rising mortality in transitional Russia, Vladimir M. Shkolnikov and Giovanni Andrea Cornia12. The mortality consequences of the transition to market economy in Latvia: 1991-95, Juris Krumins and Uldis Usackis13. The decline of mortality in the Czech Republic during the transition: a counterfactual case study, Jiri Blazek and Dagmar Dzurova14. Economic restructuring and mortality changes in Argentina: is there any connection?, Felix Abdala, Rosa N. Geldstein, and Sonia M. Mychaszula15. When the welfare state works: unemployment and mortality in Finland, Markus Jäntti, Pekka Martikainen, and Tapani Valkonen16. Labour market changes and mental illness in Denmark during the 1980s, Tor Eriksson17. The impact of income dynamics on mortality in the USA, Peggy McDonough, Greg J. Duncan, David B. Williams, and James S. House