03357oam 22007575 450 991077829160332120230207225035.01-280-94036-097866109403630-8213-7160-610.1596/978-0-8213-7159-6(CKB)1000000000476465(EBL)459662(OCoLC)234083941(SSID)ssj0000089557(PQKBManifestationID)11124018(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089557(PQKBWorkID)10088980(PQKB)10142495(MiAaPQ)EBC459662(Au-PeEL)EBL459662(CaPaEBR)ebr10180739(CaONFJC)MIL94036(The World Bank)ocn166368187(US-djbf)15065079(EXLCZ)99100000000047646520071031d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSocial assistance in the new EU member states : strengthening performance and labor market incentives /Dena Ringold, Leszek KasekWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2007.xvii, 68 pages illustrations ;26 cmWorld Bank working paper ;no. 117Description based upon print version of record.0-8213-7159-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68).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; ReferencesThis 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 relatiWorld Bank e-Library.Manpower policyEurope, EasternManpower policyEuropean Union countriesPublic welfareEurope, EasternPublic welfareEuropean Union countriesEurope, EasternSocial policyEuropean Union countriesSocial policyManpower policyManpower policyPublic welfarePublic welfare362.5/8094Ringold Dena1970-1539718Kasek Leszek1564850World Bank.BTCTABTCTAYDXCPBAKERTJCDLCBOOK9910778291603321Social assistance in the new EU member states3854048UNINA