Continuous Improvement : : Strengthening Georgia's Targeted Social Assistance Program / / Tinatin Baum

• Autore: Baum Tinatin
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 pages)
• Disciplina: 368.4300973
• Soggetto topico: Social security - United States
• Soggetto geografico: Georgia (Republic)
• Persona (resp. second.): MshvidobadzeAnastasia; PosadasJosefina
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: Front 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 ; Chapter 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 ; Results 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Targeted 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Continuous Improvement
• ISBN: 1-4648-0901-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910798790903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.