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Monetisation of l'goty: changing patterns of welfare politics and provision in Russia / Wengle, Susanne; Rasell, Michael   Journal Article
Wengle, Susanne Journal Article
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Publication 2008.
Summary/Abstract This article explores the contentious 'monetisation' of in-kind benefits (l'goty) that converted them into cash allowances and redistributed responsibility for welfare provision between federal and local governments. We provide an empirical account of these reforms and discuss their implications for the conceptualisation, financing and regional dimensions of welfare provision in Russia. We find that budgetary pressures were not the primary motivation for the recent changes, nor were old forms of social provision fully abolished. Monetisation launched a process that shifts responsibility for well-being onto individuals and institutionalises the spatial differentiation of welfare provision.
Key Words Russia  Social Walfare 
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