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Continuous Improvement : strengthening Georgia's targeted social assistance program /
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 revisio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
2016.
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| Colección: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
World Bank e-Library. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- Box ES. 3 Good Practices Followed by the Estimation of the PMT and Indicators of Performance of the PMTBox ES. 4 Child Benefit Program Overview; Box 3.1 PMT Formula for the TSA; Box 5.1 Child Benefit Program Criteria; Box 6.1 Types of TSA Winners and Losers; Figures; Figure ES. 1 Poverty Incidence and Benefit Incidence, Coverage in the Bottom Quintile, Georgia and Regional Comparators; Figure ES. 2 Timeline of TSA Technical Work and Policy Actions; Figure ES. 3 Efficiency Gains Come from the Bottom and Second Deciles; Figure ES. 4 The TSA's Reshuffling of Beneficiaries.
- Figure ES. 5 Structure of Benefits Comparing Current and New ProgramsFigure ES. 6 Parallel Tracks to Continue Improving the TSA and to Build a Social Protection and Labor System; Figure 1.1 Poverty Incidence and Benefit Incidence, Coverage in the Bottom Quintile, Georgia and Regional Comparators; Figure 1.2 Social Protection Spending in Select Eastern European and Central Asian Countries; Figure 1.3 Primary Government Social Spending as a Percentage of GDP, 2013; Figure 1.4 TSA Indicators, 2008-14; Figure 1.5 TSA Coverage of Households, 2009-13; Figure 1.6 TSA Beneficiaries by Month, 2010-15.