List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Contributors - Household Welfare in Central Asia: An Introduction to the Issues; J.Falkingham, J.Klugman, S.Marnie & J.Micklewright - PART 1: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES - Price Measurement and Mismeasurement in Central Asia; V.Koen - Surveying Households in Central Asia: Problems and Progress; J.Falkingham & J.Micklewright - How Important is a Poverty Line in the Central Asian Context?; P.Lanjouw - PART 2: QUANTIFYING LIVING STANDARDS - A Profile of Poverty in Kyrgyzstan; R.Ackland & J.Falkingham - Regional Differences in Living Standards in Uzbekistan; A.Coudouel, S.Marnie, J.Micklewright & G.Shcherbakova - Measuring Labour Market Status in Kazakhstan; J.Klugman & K.Scott - Nutritional Status in the Kyzyl-Orda Region of Kazakhstan; S.Ismail & H.Hill - PART 3: POLICIES AND SUPPORT - Public Transfers and Targeting in Kyrgyzstan; J.Falkingham - The Impact of Kindergarten Divestiture on Household Welfare in Central Asia; J.Klugman, S.Marnie, J.Micklewright & P.O'Keefe - Transfers and Exchange between Households in Uzbekistan; A.Coudouel, A.McAuley & I - The Role of the Voluntary Sector in Supporting Living Standards in Central Asia; M.Waite - References - Index