Holdings: Social Assistance in the New EU Member States : Strengthening Performance and Labor Market Incentives

Social Assistance in the New EU Member States : Strengthening Performance and Labor Market Incentives

This report looks at safety nets in the new member states from the perspective of fiscal impact and effectiveness. Given the limited budgets for social assistance, ensuring that resources are spent well, reach those who need them, and optimize welf...

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Main Authors:	Ringold, Dena, Kasek, Leszek
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNTING ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS ADDITIONAL FINANCING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA AGEING POPULATIONS ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AVERAGE BENEFIT AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFITS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT AMOUNT BENEFIT FORMULAS BENEFIT LEVELS BENEFIT SYSTEMS CALCULATION CALCULATIONS CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CHILD ALLOWANCES CHILD BENEFIT CHILD BENEFITS CHILD CARE CHILD POVERTY CHILD PROTECTION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS COUNTRY COMPARISONS CROWDING OUT CUSTOMER SERVICE DATA COLLECTION DELIVERY MECHANISMS DEMOGRAPHIC PRESSURES DISABILITY DISABILITY BENEFITS DISABILITY PENSIONS DISCRIMINATION DISPOSABLE INCOME DISSEMINATION EARLY RETIREMENTS EARNINGS ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FAMILY BENEFIT FAMILY BENEFITS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FLAT RATE FORMAL EMPLOYMENT GDP GMI GOVERNMENT BENEFITS GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME HBS HBS DATA HEALTH BENEFITS HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HOMELESS HOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVEL INCOME SECURITY INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SUPPORT INCREASES IN BENEFITS INDICATOR TARGETING INDIVIDUAL WELFARE INEQUALITY INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFORMATION SYSTEM INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE SCHEMES INSURANCE SERVICES JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LEGAL STATUS LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW INCOME LOW-INCOME LUMP SUM MARGINAL TAX RATE MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET INCENTIVES MATERNITY BENEFITS MATERNITY LEAVE MEANS TESTING MINIMUM INCOME MINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEE MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES NATIONAL ACTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN NATIONAL LEVEL NUMBER OF CHILDREN OLD AGE PARENTAL CARE PAYROLL TAX PENSION PENSION REFORMS PENSION SPENDING PENSIONS POOR POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RELIEF POVERTY TRAPS PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES PROTECTION POLICIES PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS PURCHASING POWER PURCHASING POWER PARITY QUESTIONNAIRES RELATIVE POVERTY RELATIVE POVERTY RATES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RETIREMENT RETIREMENT AGES RISKS OF POVERTY SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOOL MEAL SENIOR SEVERANCE PAY SHARE OF BENEFITS SHARE OF TRANSFERS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL FUND SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL SERVICE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS SOCIAL WORKERS SOURCES OF INCOME SUPPORT TO FAMILIES TARGETING TAX CREDITS TAX RATES TAXABLE INCOME TAXATION TRAINING PROGRAMS TRANSFER PROGRAM UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED PERSON UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNIVERSAL BENEFITS VALUABLE VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE WORKERS WELFARE PROGRAMS WELFARE STATES WITHDRAWAL WORK INCENTIVES WORKING ADULTS WORKING POOR
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/8187615/social-assistance-new-eu-member-states-strengthening-performance-labor-market-incentives http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6744

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/8187615/social-assistance-new-eu-member-states-strengthening-performance-labor-market-incentives
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6744

Social Assistance in the New EU Member States : Strengthening Performance and Labor Market Incentives

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