Description: Romania - Poverty Monitoring Analytical and Advisory Assistance Program : Are the Most Vulnerable Protected?

Romania - Poverty Monitoring Analytical and Advisory Assistance Program : Are the Most Vulnerable Protected?

The rapid economic growth since 2000 has been the main driver of poverty reduction in Romania. However, even under the current positive growth scenario, there are still people who live in poverty, and some who are unlikely to benefit from future gr...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY ABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE ABSOLUTE TERMS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ANTI-POVERTY AVERAGE BENEFIT AVERAGE MONTHLY BENEFIT AVERAGE PENSION AVERAGE WAGE BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT ENTITLEMENT BEST PRACTICES CALCULATIONS CASH INCOME CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHILD ALLOWANCES CHILD CARE CHRONIC POVERTY COLD SEASON CONSUMPTION AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTIONS COUNTERFACTUAL CURRENCY DISABILITY DISABILITY ALLOWANCES DOMICILE DOUBLE STANDARDS ECONOMIC GROWTH EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EU EXCHANGE RATE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FAMILY ALLOWANCE FAMILY ALLOWANCES FAMILY BENEFITS FARMER FEMALE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FUTURE GROWTH GENDER GROSS INCOME HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN HOUSEWIFE HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN KIND TRANSFERS INCIDENCE ANALYSIS INCOME INCOME GROUPS INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME QUINTILE INCOME SHOCKS INCOME SOURCE INCOME SOURCES INCOME SUPPORT INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INCOMES INEQUALITY REDUCTION INSURANCE LEGISLATION LIVING STANDARD LOW COST LOW-INCOME MILK MINIMUM WAGE NET INCOME OLD AGE OLD AGE PENSION OTHER ASSETS PENSION BENEFITS PENSION COVERAGE PENSION FUND PENSIONER PENSIONERS PENSIONS PENSIONS SYSTEM POOR POOR BENEFICIARIES POOR FAMILIES POOR FARMER POOR FARMERS POORER REGIONS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MAP POVERTY MEASUREMENT POVERTY PROGRAMS POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISK POVERTY STATUS PRIMARY EDUCATION PROBABILITIES PUBLIC PENSIONS RESIDENCE RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOLARSHIPS SELF-EMPLOYMENT SENIOR SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING SOCIAL SERVICES TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TRAINING WORKSHOP TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS URBAN POPULATION VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGE WAGES WAR WELFARE INDICATOR WILL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/10345657/romania-poverty-monitoring-analytical-advisory-assistance-program-most-vulnerable-protected http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7843

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Summary:	The rapid economic growth since 2000 has been the main driver of poverty reduction in Romania. However, even under the current positive growth scenario, there are still people who live in poverty, and some who are unlikely to benefit from future growth and thus may continue to be left behind. For these people an effective redistributive social policy and targeted interventions are needed. The purpose of this note is to assist the Ministry of Labor, Family and Equal Opportunities (MLFEO) to analyze and monitor the effectiveness of the main social safety net benefits to fight social exclusion and reduce poverty. To determine the extent to which social transfers offer protection to the poorest groups of the population, the paper uses the last available (2004-2006) rounds of the household budget survey data. The analysis presented here uses the consumption aggregate and the absolute poverty definition presented in the 2003 and 2007 poverty assessments. Three main indicators are used to assess the effectiveness of social protection (SP) programs: coverage (share of population covered by the programs), targeting (share of funds directed to each welfare group of population), and adequacy of benefit (share of the benefit in the consumption of beneficiaries). The paper begins with a review of the main findings, followed by an overview of the social protection system and its overall effectiveness. Then it assesses the main social assistance programs, and concludes with a review of key issues.

Romania - Poverty Monitoring Analytical and Advisory Assistance Program : Are the Most Vulnerable Protected?

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