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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451664203321

Autore

Ringold Dena <1970->

Titolo

Social assistance in the new EU member states [[electronic resource] ] : strengthening performance and labor market incentives / / Dena Ringold, Leszek Kasek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2007

ISBN

1-280-94036-0

9786610940363

0-8213-7160-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (92 p.)

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 117

Altri autori (Persone)

KasekLeszek

Disciplina

362.58094

Soggetti

Manpower policy - Europe, Eastern

Manpower policy - European Union countries

Public welfare - Europe, Eastern

Public welfare - European Union countries

Electronic books.

Europe, Eastern Social policy

European Union countries Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Executive Summary; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; List of Boxes; 2. The Context: Poverty and Social Exclusion in the EU8; List of Figures; 3. Social Protection in the New Member States; 4. Performance and Effectiveness; 5. Design of Social Assistance Programs; 6. Making Work Pay: Work and Social Protection; 7. Conclusions; Appendixes; References

Sommario/riassunto

This study analyzes the performance of social assistance and family benefit programs in eight new member states of the European Union from the perspective of fiscal impact and effectiveness. It is based on household survey data for six of the countries, as well as budget data and information on program design collected at the national level. The paper finds that, although social assistance programs in the new member states are small in terms of coverage and expenditure levels



(reaching 2 to 5 percent of the population), the programs are an important safety net for the poor. Programs are relati