A Diverse and Dynamic Region : Taking Stock of Social Assistance Performance in East Asia and the Pacific

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A Diverse and Dynamic Region : Taking Stock of Social Assistance Performance in East Asia and the Pacific

2013

World Bank

East Asia and the Pacific is a particularly diverse region. It includes some of the largest and most populated countries in the world such as China and Indonesia as well as small Pacific islands. Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in undertaking reforms to strengthen social protection systems in the region, not only as crisis response tools. The primary objective of this study is to provide a comparative review of the financing, structure and performance of social protection programs in the East Asia region. The region is very diverse and this study seeks to enhance understanding of regional expenditure patterns in social protection, and to provide insights in the performance of social assistance programs in particular. Regional studies of this kind are challenging for a number of reasons, and this particular study was no exception. The performance of social assistance programs will be measured in terms of coverage, targeting accuracy, generosity of the benefit levels and impacts on poverty and inequality. The report uses data from household surveys to assess the performance of social assistance programs. There are, however, some important data related caveats to keep in mind when interpreting the results.

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agricultural production agricultural workers cash transfers civil service consumers data collection disaster relief economic growth farmers food insecurity food security health care health insurance health services household income household surveys human capital income income distribution insurance malnutrition market economies mitigation national income natural disasters natural resources nutrition nutritional status oil products old age poverty reduction private sector public expenditure public health public sector public works risk management rural areas school feeding social indicators social insurance social protection social security social services social welfare state enterprises targeting unemployment war

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Spending levels; Performance indicators; Annual report; Social protection mechanisms; Social security coverage; Rural; Expenditure levels; School management; Poor pay; Government spending; Social assistance programs; Medical treatment; Absolute poverty; Poor areas; Targeted transfers; Targeted poverty reduction programs; Family assistance; Ssn; Tax revenues; Budget transfers; Financial crises; Program participation; Chronic poor; Poor households; Distribution of benefits; Social protection sector; Economies of scale; Natural disaster; Unemployment benefits; Poor individuals; Social assistance; Pension scheme; Transfer amounts; Higher inequality; School attendance; Public schools; Ministry of finance; Rural service; Capital accumulation; Universal access; Public sector employees; Pension systems; Conditionalities; Vulnerability profiles; Poverty rates; Cash benefits; Budgetary expenditure; Program design; Poor; Service delivery; Work program; Food stamps; Poverty incidence; Social protection systems; Vulnerable households; Unemployment benefit; Energy subsidies; Road maintenance; Annual budget; Cash transfer programs; Social protection strategy; Social assistance spending; Annuity; Comptroller general; Human development; Government expenditure; Social protection policies; Government budget; Individual shocks; Insurance premiums; Revenue growth; Poor children; Social risk; Inequality; Support networks; Public resources; Social protection policy; Transition economies; Poor families; Targeting mechanisms; Education services; Temporary employment; Municipalities; Insurance system; External shocks; Household participation; Commodity prices; Social pensions; Food transfers; Country programs; Competitiveness; Income support; Financial resources; Social assistance resources; Impact on poverty; Vulnerable groups; Chronic poverty; Zakat; Social insurance programs; Social insurance coverage; Financial crisis; Poverty index; State budget; Program performance; Food subsidies; School enrollment; Means tests; Child allowances; Unemployed persons; Conditional cash transfers; Fiscal sustainability; Social programs; In kind transfers; Social security system; Aggregate budget; Social protection interventions; Household survey; Poverty gap; Poverty lines; Public transport; Health clinics; Poverty impact; Incidence analysis; Child allowance; Social risk management; Survivor benefits; Program structure; Public works programs; Administrative costs; Social security scheme; Net spending; Fiscal capacity; Administrative systems; Poverty threshold; Budget allocation; Private transfers; Social spending; Beneficiaries; Expenditures; Program mix; Poverty indicators; Insurance schemes; Self targeting; Expenditure plan; Means testing; Public spending; Formal pension systems; Donor funding; Poverty reduction programs; Civil servants; Social impacts; Budget allocations; Expenditure data; Social protection programs

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A Diverse and Dynamic Region : Taking Stock of Social Assistance Performance in East Asia and the Pacific

2013

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