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Social Protection Responses to the Global Economic Crisis in ECA

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dc.contributor.authorLindert, Kathy
dc.contributor.authorSchwarz, Anita
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T10:52:33Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T10:52:33Z
dc.date.issued2009-03
dc.description.abstractBesides affecting the private sector, the current global economic downturn will likely have a far-reaching impact on government revenues around the world. As country budgets are squeezed tight, social programs which directly help poor and vulnerable people will become pressure points for reducing government spending. In many countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA), two years of rising food prices, high energy costs and the global economic downturn have combined with other shocks like natural disasters and political instability. The impacts of these crises could reduce government revenues and affect social spending and pension systems, even as the need for unemployment and benefits increases. In the short run, ECA countries may call on the World Bank to provide financial or technical support to help with the immediate impacts of the crises. Rapid support could include: (a) helping countries finance temporary scaling-up of well-targeted safety nets, either in beneficiary coverage or with a topping-up of benefits values; and (b) supporting actions to protect the budgets of well-targeted programs and other crucial spending on education and health. Governments and the Bank need to be prepared to respond more adeptly in the future; safety nets are important not only in times of crises but, in the long-run, they help to protect the poor and allow governments to avoid other, more costly or inefficient policies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11672153/social-protection-responses-global-economic-crisis-eca
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10258
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10258
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEurope and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Volume No. 1
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGING POPULATIONS
dc.subjectASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
dc.subjectBENEFICIARY
dc.subjectBENEFIT SCHEMES
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CASH
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDEFINED BENEFIT
dc.subjectDEFINED BENEFIT SCHEMES
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURN
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectEXPOSURE
dc.subjectFAMILY ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectFAMILY BENEFIT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKET
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFISCAL EFFORT
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFUNDED PENSION
dc.subjectFUNDED PENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFUNDED SYSTEMS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHOUSING ALLOWANCES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectMARKET RISK
dc.subjectMEANS TESTING
dc.subjectMINIMUM INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectPENSION FUNDS
dc.subjectPENSION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPENSION REFORMS
dc.subjectPENSION SAVINGS
dc.subjectPENSION SCHEMES
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPENSION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPENSIONERS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ASSETS
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPORTFOLIOS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PENSION
dc.subjectPRIVATE PENSIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC PENSION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectREGISTRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPONSE TO CRISES
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRETIREMENT AGE
dc.subjectRETIREMENT PERIOD
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NET PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NET SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSAVINGS SCHEMES
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INSURANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL PENSIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SCHEMES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSSN
dc.subjectSUPPORT TO FAMILIES
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTARGETING MECHANISMS
dc.subjectTRACK RECORDS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectVALUE OF ASSETS
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY PENSION
dc.subjectVULNERABLE PEOPLE
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWORK PROGRAM
dc.subjectYOUNGER WORKERS
dc.titleSocial Protection Responses to the Global Economic Crisis in ECAen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:10:16.534871Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/03/11672153/social-protection-responses-global-economic-crisis-eca
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.guid363101468282884832
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333038_20100120000413
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11672153
okr.identifier.report52679
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2010/01/20/000333038_20100120000413/Rendered/PDF/526790BRI0ECA010Box345566B01PUBLIC1.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Safety Nets and Transfers
okr.topicPensions and Retirement Systems
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.unitOffice of the Regional Vice Pres (ECAVP)
okr.unitSocial Protection (ECSH3)
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