LEADER 03357oam 22007575 450 001 9910820747803321 005 20230207225035.0 010 $a1-280-94036-0 010 $a9786610940363 010 $a0-8213-7160-6 024 7 $a10.1596/978-0-8213-7159-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000476465 035 $a(EBL)459662 035 $a(OCoLC)234083941 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089557 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11124018 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089557 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10088980 035 $a(PQKB)10142495 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459662 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459662 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180739 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL94036 035 $a(The World Bank)ocn166368187 035 $a(US-djbf)15065079 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000476465 100 $a20071031d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocial assistance in the new EU member states : $estrengthening performance and labor market incentives /$fDena Ringold, Leszek Kasek 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$dc2007. 215 $axvii, 68 pages $cillustrations ;$d26 cm 225 0 $aWorld Bank working paper ;$vno. 117 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7159-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 67-68). 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aThis study analyzes the performance of social assistance and family benefit programs in eight new member states of the European Union from the perspective of fiscal impact and effectiveness. It is based on household survey data for six of the countries, as well as budget data and information on program design collected at the national level. The paper finds that, although social assistance programs in the new member states are small in terms of coverage and expenditure levels (reaching 2 to 5 percent of the population), the programs are an important safety net for the poor. Programs are relati 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aManpower policy$zEurope, Eastern 606 $aManpower policy$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aPublic welfare$zEurope, Eastern 606 $aPublic welfare$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEurope, Eastern$xSocial policy 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xSocial policy 615 0$aManpower policy 615 0$aManpower policy 615 0$aPublic welfare 615 0$aPublic welfare 676 $a362.5/8094 700 $aRingold$b Dena$f1970-$01657832 701 $aKasek$b Leszek$01657833 712 02$aWorld Bank. 801 0$bBTCTA 801 1$bBTCTA 801 2$bYDXCP 801 2$bBAKER 801 2$bTJC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820747803321 996 $aSocial assistance in the new EU member states$94011481 997 $aUNINA