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Social assistance in the new EU member states : strengthening performance and labor market incentives /
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 prog...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
©2007.
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| Colección: | World Bank working paper ;
no. 117. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 68 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-68). |
| ISBN: | 9780821371602 0821371606 6610940363 9786610940363 1280940360 9781280940361 |