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Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorGuven, Melis U.
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-22T19:42:29Z
dc.date.available2013-03-22T19:42:29Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description.abstractReducing poverty continues to be one of the main priorities of the Government of Albania. Currently, Albania has an ample platform to provide social protection to its citizens through social insurance, social assistance and employment programs. However, these programs are not efficiently linked to each other, which can lead to unclear and occasionally overlapping roles among the programs. Among these social protection programs, Ndihma Ekonomike (NE) is the only poverty-targeted social benefits program available to the Albanian Government, but despite the continued efforts of the Government to improve the program's impact, the poverty impact of NE remains low. Against this backdrop, the objective of this note is to assist the policy makers in Albania with identifying reforms that would improve the overall effectiveness and targeting of NE. Specifically, the note will present key challenges faced by the Government, as well as outline the reforms that would contribute to a more efficient and effective social assistance system in Albania, resulting in a process with improved transparency and accountability. The note is organized as follows: Section 2 presents a brief overview of the social protection system in Albania while at the same time discussing inefficiencies that arise due to lack of linkages between these programs; Section 3 assesses the current effectiveness of NE; and Section 4 concludes with recommendations.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16413593/albania-social-assistance-policy-note-key-challenges-opportunities
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/12857
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12857
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY
dc.subjectBANK DEPOSITS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY FAMILIES
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectBLOCK GRANTS
dc.subjectBONDS
dc.subjectBROKERAGE
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCADASTRE
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHANGES IN POVERTY
dc.subjectCHECKS
dc.subjectCOASTAL REGIONS
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONFLICTS OF INTEREST
dc.subjectCONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
dc.subjectCONSUMER DURABLE
dc.subjectCREDIBILITY
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECLINE IN POVERTY
dc.subjectDEED
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISABILITY PENSION
dc.subjectDISABILITY PENSIONS
dc.subjectDURABLE GOODS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PAYMENTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT STATUS
dc.subjectESTIMATES OF POVERTY
dc.subjectEU
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARMING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subjectFISCAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGRANT ALLOCATION
dc.subjectGRANT ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectIMMOVABLE PROPERTIES
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVEL
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET ECONOMY
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMOUNTAIN AREAS
dc.subjectMOUNTAIN REGION
dc.subjectOLD-AGE PENSION
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION INCOME
dc.subjectPENSION RIGHTS
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOORER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOST OFFICES
dc.subjectPOVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATORS
dc.subjectPOVERTY MAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectREDUCTION IN POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGE
dc.subjectREGIONAL DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectREGIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectREGIONAL OFFICE
dc.subjectREGIONAL OFFICES
dc.subjectREGIONAL POVERTY
dc.subjectREGISTRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY RATES
dc.subjectRURAL REGIONS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVALUE OF ASSETS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWORKING DAYS
dc.titleAlbania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunitiesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2012-06-22
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:57:03.196801Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16413593/albania-social-assistance-policy-note-key-challenges-opportunities
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid163271468009649876
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000425962_20120622115859
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16413593
okr.identifier.report70032
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryALBANIA
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social safety nets
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social risk mitigation
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Other social protection and risk management
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.unitHuman Development Sector Unit (ECSHD)
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