Social Inclusion in Poland

The objective of this policy note is to develop a set of actionable recommendations for tackling poverty and social exclusion in Poland based on evidence. In recent years, the World Bank has deepened its engagement in Poland around issues of social inclusion, through work on effective labor market and activation policies, social assistance benefits, and investment financing for local social inclusion initiatives. This note purports to integrate the outputs of these activities and complement them with insights from the new analytical work to develop recommendations for the government of Poland for program choices to enhance the impact of inclusion programs and employment services. This policy note is structured as follows: (i) introduction; (ii) section two provides a definition of social inclusion and describes the country context by key trends and key groups at risk of social exclusion; (iii) section three provides an overview of the institutional set-up to deliver policies for social inclusion at the national and local level and presents an assessment of the achievements and challenges of key policy instruments (employment services, social benefits, social services, and the work of civil society); (iv) section four focuses on two recent operational experiences of relevance to a future operation: an assessment of the execution of the European Social Fund in Poland against the social and labor agendas and a presentation of the learning generated through the social inclusion component of the World Bank Post Accession Rural Support Project; and (v) section five illustrates areas for potential intervention at the policy and operational level in Poland. Recognizing that social inclusion outcomes are the result of a complex set of factors on the demand and supply side,recommendations include macro-level institutional reforms and changes to local service delivery for inclusion of vulnerable groups, mobilization and capacity support, strategies for local employment generation, and monitoring and accountability support.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Owen, Daniel, Morgandi, Matteo, Malarski, Ryszard, Swinkels, Rob, Morrica, Valerie
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016-05
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION, JOBS, EMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, LABOR POLICIES, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, TRAINING CURRICULA, PRODUCT MARKET, EMPLOYMENT OFFICES, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, RETIREMENT, EMPLOYABILITY DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING PROVIDERS, OFFICE WORKERS, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, MINIMUM WAGE, PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT, SERVICE SECTOR, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, LABOR FORCE, HEALTH INSURANCE, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, LABOR MARKET SERVICES, JOB, LABOR ECONOMICS, PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT, SERVANTS, PAYING JOBS, UNEMPLOYED PERSON, PROGRAM COMPLETION, EMPLOYMENT RATES, INCOME SUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, LABOR MARKET POLICIES, EARLY RETIREMENT, EMPLOYMENT HISTORY, EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES, ACTIVE LABOR, LABOR OFFICES, UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, DRIVERS, WORK EXPERIENCE, PRIMARY REASON, TRAINING VOUCHER, PRESENT VALUE, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, LABOR MARKET, ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, PRIVATE PROVIDERS, WORKER, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET, UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, UNEMPLOYED, LABOR POLICY, OLDER WORKERS, FORMAL LABOR MARKET, UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, JOB TRAINING, LABOR CONTRACTS, LABOR, JOB SEARCH, LABOR MARKET INTERVENTIONS, LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, MINIMUM WAGES, SUBSIDIZED JOBS, WAGE LEVELS, FEMALE LABOR, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES, UNEMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, HUMAN CAPITAL, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, PRIVATE SERVICE, WORKERS, LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, LABOR DEMAND, ACTIVE LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS, SUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT, FAMILY LABOR, WAGE SUBSIDIES, DIVISION OF LABOR, DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, LOCAL LABOR OFFICE, SAFETY NET, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, PRIVATE SERVICES, PROGRAM CONTENT, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, JOB CREATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, EARNING, PROFILING MODEL, PUBLIC WORKS, JOB OFFERS, JOB OFFER, MANAGEMENT, DISMISSAL, EMPLOYABILITY, LOCAL LABOR OFFICES, HUMAN RESOURCES, EMPLOYMENT SUBSIDIES, FEMALE LABOR FORCE, PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES, TRAINING PROGRAM, JOB PLACEMENT, YOUTH TRAINING, LABOR SUPPLY, LOCAL LABOR MARKET, VOLUNTEERS, JOB SECURITY, PRIMARY OBJECTIVE, PRIVATE COMPANIES, LABOR OFFICE, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS, PROGRAM DELIVERY, LOW EMPLOYMENT, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, FINDING EMPLOYMENT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26499936/republic-poland-social-inclusion-poland-key-challenges-opportunities-support https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24728
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