LEADER 04901oam 22005655 450 001 9910975185703321 005 20230126215602.0 010 $a9781464809019 010 $a1464809011 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-0900-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000852000 035 $a(EBL)4676946 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4676946 035 $a(iGPub)WBB0000491 035 $a(The World Bank)210900 035 $a(US-djbf)210900 035 $a(Perlego)1483590 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000852000 100 $a20020129d2016 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aContinuous Improvement : $eStrengthening Georgia's Targeted Social Assistance Program /$fTinatin Baum 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cThe World Bank,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (184 pages) 225 1 $aDirections in Development;Directions in Development - Human Development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781464809002 311 08$a1464809003 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aFront Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Objective; The Targeted Social Assistance Program circa 2013; The Reform in a Nutshell; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 2 Data and Definitions; Introduction; Data; Definitions; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 3 Revision of the PMT Formula; Introduction; Estimation of the New PMT Formula; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 4 Revision of the Needs Index; Introduction; Calculation of the Caloric Needs; Calculation of the Noncaloric Needs; Summary; Notes; References 327 $aChapter 5 The New Scheme of TSA Benefits and the Child Benefit ProgramIntroduction; Fiscal Implications; Summary; Note; References; Chapter 6 Winners and Losers of the TSA Program; Introduction; Change in the Structure of Benefits of the TSA; Winners and Losers in Terms of Social Categories; Winners and Losers in Terms of Demographic Characteristics; Examining Potentially Overlapping Effects; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 7 Winners from the CBP; Introduction; Who's Winning from the Child Benefit Program; Summary; Reference; Chapter 8 From Theory to Practice: Pretesting; Introduction 327 $aResults from PretestingSummary; Note; Reference; Chapter 9 Compensation Measures; Introduction; Winners and Losers After Compensation Measures; Summary; Notes; References; Chapter 10 Toward a Comprehensive and Efficient System of Social Protection and Labor; Introduction; Implementation of the Reform; The Way Forward; Notes; References; Appendix A Data; References; Appendix B Subcomponents of the Needs Index; Reference; Appendix C Glossary; Boxes; Box ES.1 Elements of the TSA Reform and Introduction of the CBP; Box ES.2 Main Technical Features of the TSA's PMT 330 3 $aTargeted Social Assistance of Georgia is a last-resort social program that is considered a best practice among programs based on proxy means testing (PMT). It achieves high targeting accuracy for a relatively high level of poverty incidence. In 2013, the government of Georgia embarked on the revision of this program to ensure its continued effectiveness and to revise some of the parameters of the eligibility formula that could be subject to manipulation. In particular, the government was concerned about the subjective evaluation of social agents and about concealable goods giving room to abuses in terms of program eligibility. Continuous Improvement: Strengthening Georgia's Targeted Social Assistance Program assesses the technical work and the policy actions taken by the Georgian government during 2014 and 2015. It covers the full cycle of the reform of a social assistance program, from establishing the objectives to the design of compensation measures that minimize the number of newly ineligible beneficiaries. In particular, it describes the revision of the PMT formula, the introduction of a scheme of benefits that decreases with the score and an associated assistance program for children, the pretesting of the new formula, and the design of compensation measures. The report also includes a chapter with specific recommendations for Georgia to consider in its efforts to improve its system of social protection and labor. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aSocial security$zUnited States 607 $aGeorgia (Republic)$2fast 615 0$aSocial security 676 $a368.4300973 700 $aBaum$b Tinatin$01807181 702 $aMshvidobadze$b Anastasia 702 $aPosadas$b Josefina 801 0$bDJBF 801 1$bDJBF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910975185703321 996 $aContinuous Improvement$94356758 997 $aUNINA