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

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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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ABSOLUTE POVERTY, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS, AGGREGATE BUDGET, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, ANNUAL BUDGET, ANNUAL REPORT, ANNUITY, BENEFICIARIES, BUDGET ALLOCATION, BUDGET ALLOCATIONS, BUDGET TRANSFERS, BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL ACCUMULATION, CASH BENEFITS, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CHILD ALLOWANCE, CHILD ALLOWANCES, CHRONIC POOR, CHRONIC POVERTY, CIVIL SERVANTS, CIVIL SERVICE, COMMODITY PRICES, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL, CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS, CONDITIONALITIES, CONSUMERS, COUNTRY PROGRAMS, DATA COLLECTION, DISASTER RELIEF, DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS, DONOR FUNDING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EDUCATION SERVICES, ENERGY SUBSIDIES, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURE LEVELS, EXPENDITURE PLAN, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FAMILY ASSISTANCE, FARMERS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISCAL CAPACITY, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, FOOD INSECURITY, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD STAMPS, FOOD SUBSIDIES, FOOD TRANSFERS, FORMAL PENSION SYSTEMS, GOVERNMENT BUDGET, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGHER INEQUALITY, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT ON POVERTY, IN KIND TRANSFERS, INCIDENCE ANALYSIS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME SUPPORT, INDIVIDUAL SHOCKS, INEQUALITY, INSURANCE, INSURANCE PREMIUMS, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INSURANCE SYSTEM, MALNUTRITION, MARKET ECONOMIES, MEANS TESTING, MEANS TESTS, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, MITIGATION, MUNICIPALITIES, NATIONAL INCOME, NATURAL DISASTER, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NET SPENDING, NUTRITION, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, OIL PRODUCTS, OLD AGE, PENSION SCHEME, PENSION SYSTEMS, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, POOR, POOR AREAS, POOR CHILDREN, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR INDIVIDUALS, POOR PAY, POVERTY GAP, POVERTY IMPACT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY INDEX, POVERTY INDICATORS, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, POVERTY THRESHOLD, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PROGRAM DESIGN, PROGRAM MIX, PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, PROGRAM PERFORMANCE, PROGRAM STRUCTURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC RESOURCES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS, REVENUE GROWTH, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROAD MAINTENANCE, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL SERVICE, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, SCHOOL FEEDING, SCHOOL MANAGEMENT, SELF TARGETING, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCES, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SPENDING, SOCIAL IMPACTS, SOCIAL INDICATORS, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE COVERAGE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PENSIONS, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL PROTECTION INTERVENTIONS, SOCIAL PROTECTION MECHANISMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES, SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION SECTOR, SOCIAL PROTECTION STRATEGY, SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, SOCIAL RISK, SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE, SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME, SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SPENDING, SOCIAL WELFARE, SPENDING LEVELS, SSN, STATE BUDGET, STATE ENTERPRISES, SUPPORT NETWORKS, SURVIVOR BENEFITS, TARGETED POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, TARGETED TRANSFERS, TARGETING, TARGETING MECHANISMS, TAX REVENUES, TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT, TRANSFER AMOUNTS, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, UNEMPLOYED PERSONS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, VULNERABILITY PROFILES, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS, WAR, WORK PROGRAM, ZAKAT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18699552/diverse-dynamic-region-taking-stock-social-assistance-performance-east-asia-pacific https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16724
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