Description: Strengthening Governance of Social Safety Nets in East Asia

Strengthening Governance of Social Safety Nets in East Asia

Several East Asian countries, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, are considering an expansion of their social safety net programs. In many cases, existing delivery mechanisms for social assistance in the region tend to be basic, in li...

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Main Authors:	Giannozzi, Sara, Khan, Asmeen
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS ADOLESCENTS AGED ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AUTHORITY BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION BENEFIT AMOUNT BENEFIT PACKAGE BLOCK GRANT CASH BENEFITS CASH GRANT CASH PAYMENTS CASH TRANSFER CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZEN CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DECREE DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS DISCLOSURE DISCRIMINATION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC STRESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOOD ASSISTANCE FOOD DISTRIBUTION FREE HEALTH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT POLICY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH BENEFITS HEALTH CARD HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINIC HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SERVICE HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME LEVELS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT INSTITUTIONAL INCENTIVES INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INSURANCE INSURANCE PROGRAM INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERMEDIARIES INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERVENTION JUDICIARY LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATURE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL POLITICIANS LOW INCOME COUNTRIES MEANS TEST MEANS TESTING MEMBER STATES MIDWIFES MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL LEVEL NEAR POOR PARENTAL CARE PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PATIENTS PENSION PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL SUPPORT POLITICIANS POOR POOR PERFORMANCE POSTNATAL CARE POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS QUALITY CONTROL REGIONAL INTEGRATION REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RISK OF FRAUD RULE OF LAW SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SINGLE PARENTS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIALIZATION SSN SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS UNIVERSAL HEALTH VOUCHERS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WELFARE PROGRAMS WORK PROJECTS WORKERS WORKFARE WORKS PROJECT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/257411468025503533/Strengthening-governance-of-social-safety-nets-in-East-Asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27364

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Summary:	Several East Asian countries, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, are considering an expansion of their social safety net programs. In many cases, existing delivery mechanisms for social assistance in the region tend to be basic, in line with the small size of programs. In a context of coverage expansion and proliferation of new programs, the risk of creating increasingly complex systems characterized by cross-incentives is high. Lack of coordination, ambiguous criteria for identifying and selecting beneficiaries, low administrative capacity, lack of transparency and limited beneficiary participation pose risks for program effectiveness and can decrease accountability. Good governance can improve program outcomes through effective program coordination, stronger accountability arrangements, provider incentives and greater transparency and participation. This paper proposes an analytical framework to systematically identify governance risks and constraints which, if removed, could improve the outcomes of modern social assistance programs.

Strengthening Governance of Social Safety Nets in East Asia

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