Giannozzi, SaraKhan, Asmeen2017-06-272017-06-272011-08https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27364Several East Asian countries, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, are considering an expansion of their social safety net programs. In many cases, existing delivery mechanisms for social assistance in the region tend to be basic, in line with the small size of programs. In a context of coverage expansion and proliferation of new programs, the risk of creating increasingly complex systems characterized by cross-incentives is high. Lack of coordination, ambiguous criteria for identifying and selecting beneficiaries, low administrative capacity, lack of transparency and limited beneficiary participation pose risks for program effectiveness and can decrease accountability. Good governance can improve program outcomes through effective program coordination, stronger accountability arrangements, provider incentives and greater transparency and participation. This paper proposes an analytical framework to systematically identify governance risks and constraints which, if removed, could improve the outcomes of modern social assistance programs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMSADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTSADMINISTRATIVE BUDGETADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITYADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMSADOLESCENTSAGEDANTI-CORRUPTIONANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGYASSISTANCE PROGRAMSAUTHORITYBENEFICIARYBENEFICIARY PARTICIPATIONBENEFIT AMOUNTBENEFIT PACKAGEBLOCK GRANTCASH BENEFITSCASH GRANTCASH PAYMENTSCASH TRANSFERCENTRAL GOVERNMENTCITIZENCIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONCLINICSCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCONDITIONAL CASHCONFLICTCORRUPTIONDECENTRALIZATIONDECENTRALIZATION PROCESSDECISION-MAKINGDECREEDEMOCRATIC SYSTEMSDIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONSDISCLOSUREDISCRIMINATIONDISTRICTSECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC DOWNTURNECONOMIC STRESSEDUCATION PROGRAMSELIGIBILITY CRITERIAELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIESEMERGENCY ASSISTANCEEMPLOYMENT GUARANTEEEXECUTIONEXPENDITUREEXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITYFEE WAIVERSFINANCIAL CRISISFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCESFOOD ASSISTANCEFOOD DISTRIBUTIONFREE HEALTHGOOD GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE CHALLENGESGOVERNANCE DIMENSIONSGOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENTGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURESGOVERNMENT LEVELGOVERNMENT OFFICIALSGOVERNMENT POLICYGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSHEALTH BENEFITSHEALTH CARDHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH CLINICHEALTH FACILITYHEALTH FINANCINGHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH RESEARCHHEALTH SERVICEHOSPITALIZATIONHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESIMPROVING GOVERNANCEINCOMEINCOME LEVELSINSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTINSTITUTIONAL INCENTIVESINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPSINSTITUTIONAL STRUCTUREINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINSURANCEINSURANCE PROGRAMINSURANCE SCHEMESINTERMEDIARIESINTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITYINTERVENTIONJUDICIARYLACK OF ACCOUNTABILITYLACK OF TRANSPARENCYLACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITYLEGISLATURELEVELS OF GOVERNMENTLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL LEVELSLOCAL POLITICIANSLOW INCOME COUNTRIESMEANS TESTMEANS TESTINGMEMBER STATESMIDWIFESMINISTRY OF FINANCENATIONAL GOVERNMENTSNATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCENATIONAL LEVELNEAR POORPARENTAL CAREPARTICIPATORY PLANNINGPATIENTSPENSIONPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL INFLUENCEPOLITICAL LEADERSPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOLITICIANSPOORPOOR PERFORMANCEPOSTNATAL CAREPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRICE SUBSIDIESPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY SCHOOLPROGRAM COVERAGEPROGRAM ELIGIBILITYPROTECTION SYSTEMPROTECTION SYSTEMSPUBLIC FUNDSPUBLIC HOSPITALSPUBLIC OFFICIALSPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC RESOURCESPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCEPUBLIC WORKSPUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMSQUALITY CONTROLREGIONAL INTEGRATIONREPRESENTATIVESRESOURCE CONSTRAINTSRISK OF FRAUDRULE OF LAWSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSINGLE PARENTSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL MARKETINGSOCIAL PROGRAMSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMSOCIAL SAFETYSOCIAL SAFETY NETSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESOCIAL TRANSFERSOCIAL WELFARESOCIAL WORKERSSOCIALIZATIONSSNSYSTEMATIC EVALUATIONTARGETINGTARGETING MECHANISMSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRANSFER PROGRAMTRANSFER PROGRAMSUNIVERSAL HEALTHVOUCHERSVULNERABLE GROUPSVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSWELFARE PROGRAMSWORK PROJECTSWORKERSWORKFAREWORKS PROJECTWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/27364