POVERTY DYNAMICS IN HUNGARY DURING THE TRANSFORMATION

At the time of transformation in Hungary, poverty was one of the most discussed public questions. This paper focuses mainly on the longitudi nal aspect of poverty. It describes the development of the poverty fig ures by the application of different poverty concepts. The dual nature of poverty is shown with the help of the Hungarian Household Panel. N amely, during transformation there has been permanent as well as trans itory poverty. We aim to dispel some of the doubts about poverty mobil ity. In the last section we identify the structural processes resultin g in poverty, and portray the different social groups experiencing per manent and transitory poverty.