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Income Support for the Poorest : A Review of Experience in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

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dc.contributor.authorTesliuc, Emil
dc.contributor.authorPop, Lucian
dc.contributor.authorGrosh, Margaret
dc.contributor.authorYemtsov, Ruslan
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-14T16:34:41Z
dc.date.available2014-07-14T16:34:41Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-26
dc.description.abstractMost countries in the world aspire to protect poorest and most vulnerable families from destitution and thus provide some type of income support to those who are very poor. These programs are often layered into social policy along with other transfers, subsidies, or services. The way to best provide such last-resort income support (LRIS) and its role in wider social policy is a matter of some complexity, much experimentation, and much study. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 28 of 30 countries operate LRIS programs. This study examines the experience of LRIS programs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. It documents the outcomes of such programs throughout the region in terms of expenditure, coverage, targeting, and simulated effects on poverty and inequality. For a subset of countries, the study documents and draws lessons from the design and implementation arrangements - institutional frameworks and administrative structures, eligibility determination, benefits and conditions, governance mechanisms, and administrative costs on the basis of information gleaned during in-depth country engagements that have extended a decade or more (Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, the Kyrgyz Republic, Lithuania, and Romania) and other detailed work available from newer or more specific engagements (Croatia, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan). The report is organized as follows: chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two provides an overview of the role of LRIS in the wider social assistance policies of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Chapter three looks into the institutional and financing arrangements of the LRIS programs in the case study countries. Chapter four covers one of the two most charged issues in narrowly targeted LRIS programs - how eligibility is determined. Chapter five takes up the other charged issue in these programs - the benefit formula and how labor disincentives can be held in check with the guaranteed minimum income design. Chapter six focuses on two key elements of control and accountability systems in LRIS programs - modern management information systems and strategies to reduce error, fraud, and corruption. Chapter seven examines the administrative costs of the LRIS programs in the case study countries. Chapter eight highlights and summarizes the lessons.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19781883/income-support-poorest-review-experience-eastern-europe-central-asia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0237-9
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4648-0237-9
dc.identifier.other10.1596/978-1-4648-0237-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18886
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development--Human Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCARIBBEAN REGION
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCATEGORICAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCHILD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCOPING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION METHODS
dc.subjectDEFINITIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING REGIONS
dc.subjectDISABILITY ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
dc.subjectENERGY SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectFAMILY ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGMI
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectHBS
dc.subjectHOSPITAL CARE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD VULNERABILITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMANITARIAN AID
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINCOMES FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINDEXES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINSUFFICIENT INCOME
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLSMS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMEANS TESTS
dc.subjectMINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEES
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL POVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPB
dc.subjectPENSION INCOME
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectPERFECT TARGETING
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOOR PERSON
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY DATA
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MONITORING
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPROGRAM COVERAGE
dc.subjectPROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL ALLOCATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL WORKSHOP
dc.subjectRELATIVE POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING COSTS
dc.subjectTOTAL POVERTY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWELFARE BENEFITS
dc.subjectWELFARE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVELS
dc.subjectWELFARE MEASURE
dc.subjectWELL-BEING
dc.titleIncome Support for the Poorest : A Review of Experience in Eastern Europe and Central Asiaen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-07-11
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19781883/income-support-poorest-review-experience-eastern-europe-central-asia
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid527851468029956890
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0237-9
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140711122141
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19781883
okr.identifier.report89068
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitSocial Protect & Labor - GP (GSPDR)
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