Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 1. Summary Report
The study seeks to identify
institutional, and procedural factors which may facilitate,
or hamper the effectiveness of social services, and
inter-governmental fiscal arrangements. Based on existing
research on decentralization, the success of decentralized
service delivery depends on factors, that include the
quality of intergovernmental institutions, a stable fiscal
framework, and a well established civil society, and social
structure. The study focuses on public social services,
where local governments play the greatest role, and,
throughout the report, the greatest emphasis is on social
assistance benefits, and services, addressing those cash
benefits which are delivered, and financed by local
governments, including national programs such as birth
grants, emergency assistance, and the main poverty
alleviation program. In education, the study focuses on
compulsory, and secondary education, though it does not
address specialized secondary education, which is under the
purview of central ministries. The study comprises two
volumes: volume 1 provides an overview of the issues,
summarizes major findings, and presents policy options;
volume 2 includes the detailed discussion, and analysis, and
presents the empirical underpinnings of the report. The
study finds that fiscal decentralization of poverty
alleviation benefits, has undermined its effectiveness, and
eroded social safety nets; thus the government is preparing
the Minimum Income Guarantee Program Law to centralize
financing of social assistance cash benefits. And, education
seems to be the policy area with greatest potential for
further decentralization, suggesting a careful capacity
evaluation to decide whether to attain complete autonomy.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Author: |
World Bank |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
Washington, DC
2002-01-16
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| Subjects: | ACCOUNTABILITY,
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS,
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY,
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES,
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY,
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES,
ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES,
AUTHORITY,
AUTONOMY,
BONDS,
BORROWING COSTS,
BORROWING POWER,
BUDGET CONSTRAINTS,
BUDGET PROCESS,
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES,
CASH BENEFITS,
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT,
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING,
CITIES,
CITIZENS,
CIVIL SERVICE,
COLLATERAL,
COMMUNIST,
CONSTITUTIONS,
CREDIT MARKETS,
CURRENT EXPENDITURES,
DECENTRALIZATION,
DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS,
DECISION MAKING,
DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY,
DECONCENTRATION,
DEVOLUTION,
EMPLOYMENT,
EXECUTION,
EXPENDITURE,
EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENT,
EXPENDITURE ASSIGNMENTS,
EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT,
EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITIES,
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT,
FINANCIAL MARKETS,
FINANCIAL RESOURCES,
FINANCING SOURCES,
FISCAL,
FISCAL CAPACITY,
FISCAL CONDITIONS,
FISCAL CRISIS,
FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION,
FISCAL DEFICIT,
FISCAL EQUALIZATION,
FISCAL MANAGEMENT,
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY,
FISCAL YEAR,
FIXED COSTS,
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES,
GOVERNMENT BORROWING,
GOVERNMENT BUDGETS,
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES,
GOVERNMENT FINANCE,
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS,
GOVERNMENT REVENUES,
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT,
HOUSING,
INFLATION,
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS,
INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL FRAMEWORK,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFER,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS,
LACK OF CLARITY,
LEGAL AUTHORITY,
LEGISLATION,
LEGISLATIVE CHANGES,
LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK,
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT,
LOCAL AUTHORITY,
LOCAL COUNCILS,
LOCAL FINANCE,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BORROWING,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES,
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS,
LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,
LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE,
LOCAL REVENUE,
LOCAL REVENUE SOURCES,
LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT,
LOCAL SPENDING,
LOCAL TAXES,
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY,
MINISTRY OF FINANCE,
MUNICIPALITIES,
MUNICIPALITY,
NATIONAL LEVEL,
PENSIONS,
PROPERTY OWNERSHIP,
PROPERTY TAX BASE,
PROVISIONS,
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFORM,
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES,
PUBLIC FINANCE,
PUBLIC POLICY,
PUBLIC RESOURCES,
PUBLIC SERVICE,
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION,
PUBLIC SERVICES,
PUBLIC SPENDING,
PUBLIC WORKS,
PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS,
REVENUE SOURCES,
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE,
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES,
SOCIAL INSURANCE,
SOCIAL SECTOR,
SOCIAL SECTORS,
SOCIAL SERVICES,
SOCIAL SOLIDARITY,
STATE BUDGET,
TAX,
TAX COLLECTION,
TAX RATES,
TAX SHARING,
TAXATION,
TOTAL EXPENDITURES,
TRANSPARENCY,
TRANSPORT,
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE,
UNFUNDED MANDATES,
UTILITIES SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY,
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK,
PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS,
FISCAL EFFICIENCY,
INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS,
QUALITY STANDARDS,
FISCAL CONSOLIDATION,
REVENUE MEASURES,
CAPACITY BUILDING,
CIVIL SOCIETY,
SOCIAL STRUCTURES,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION,
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS,
SOCIAL BENEFITS,
CASH COMPENSATIONS,
POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS,
EDUCATION SECTOR,
COMPULSORY EDUCATION,
POLICY REFORM,
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS,
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK,
EDUCATIONAL POLICY, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1687165/romania-local-social-services-delivery-study-vol-1-2-summary-report
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15436
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