Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities
Reducing poverty continues to be one of the main priorities of the Government of Albania. Currently, Albania has an ample platform to provide social protection to its citizens through social insurance, social assistance and employment programs. How...
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ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY BANK DEPOSITS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BLOCK GRANTS BONDS BROKERAGE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CADASTRE CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHECKS COASTAL REGIONS COMPENSATION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS CONSUMER DURABLE CREDIBILITY DECENTRALIZATION DECLINE IN POVERTY DEED DEFICITS DISABILITY DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION EMPLOYMENT STATUS ESTIMATES OF POVERTY EU EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL FLOWS FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FRAUD GRANT ALLOCATION GRANT ALLOCATIONS HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES INCOME INCOME LEVEL INFLATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSURANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LAND REFORM LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET ECONOMY MEANS TESTING MOUNTAIN AREAS MOUNTAIN REGION OLD-AGE PENSION PENSION PENSION INCOME PENSION RIGHTS PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS POOR POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POORER HOUSEHOLDS POST OFFICES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT RATE OF RETURN REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICES REGIONAL POVERTY REGISTRATION PROCESS REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY RATES RURAL REGIONS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANCTION SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE OF ASSETS VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WORKING DAYS |
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ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY BANK DEPOSITS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BLOCK GRANTS BONDS BROKERAGE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CADASTRE CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHECKS COASTAL REGIONS COMPENSATION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS CONSUMER DURABLE CREDIBILITY DECENTRALIZATION DECLINE IN POVERTY DEED DEFICITS DISABILITY DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION EMPLOYMENT STATUS ESTIMATES OF POVERTY EU EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL FLOWS FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FRAUD GRANT ALLOCATION GRANT ALLOCATIONS HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES INCOME INCOME LEVEL INFLATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSURANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LAND REFORM LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET ECONOMY MEANS TESTING MOUNTAIN AREAS MOUNTAIN REGION OLD-AGE PENSION PENSION PENSION INCOME PENSION RIGHTS PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS POOR POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POORER HOUSEHOLDS POST OFFICES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT RATE OF RETURN REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICES REGIONAL POVERTY REGISTRATION PROCESS REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY RATES RURAL REGIONS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANCTION SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE OF ASSETS VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WORKING DAYS Guven, Melis U. Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities |
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Reducing poverty continues to be one of
the main priorities of the Government of Albania. Currently,
Albania has an ample platform to provide social protection
to its citizens through social insurance, social assistance
and employment programs. However, these programs are not
efficiently linked to each other, which can lead to unclear
and occasionally overlapping roles among the programs. Among
these social protection programs, Ndihma Ekonomike (NE) is
the only poverty-targeted social benefits program available
to the Albanian Government, but despite the continued
efforts of the Government to improve the program's
impact, the poverty impact of NE remains low. Against this
backdrop, the objective of this note is to assist the policy
makers in Albania with identifying reforms that would
improve the overall effectiveness and targeting of NE.
Specifically, the note will present key challenges faced by
the Government, as well as outline the reforms that would
contribute to a more efficient and effective social
assistance system in Albania, resulting in a process with
improved transparency and accountability. The note is
organized as follows: Section 2 presents a brief overview of
the social protection system in Albania while at the same
time discussing inefficiencies that arise due to lack of
linkages between these programs; Section 3 assesses the
current effectiveness of NE; and Section 4 concludes with recommendations. |
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Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note |
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Guven, Melis U. |
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Guven, Melis U. |
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Guven, Melis U. |
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Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities |
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Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities |
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Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities |
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Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities |
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Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities |
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albania social assistance policy note : key challenges and opportunities |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16413593/albania-social-assistance-policy-note-key-challenges-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12857 |
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okr-10986-128572021-04-23T14:03:03Z Albania Social Assistance Policy Note : Key Challenges and Opportunities Guven, Melis U. ADMINISTRATIVE FEASIBILITY BANK DEPOSITS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFICIARY FAMILIES BENEFICIARY HOUSEHOLDS BLOCK GRANTS BONDS BROKERAGE BUDGET CONSTRAINTS CADASTRE CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHANGES IN POVERTY CHECKS COASTAL REGIONS COMPENSATION CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS CONSUMER DURABLE CREDIBILITY DECENTRALIZATION DECLINE IN POVERTY DEED DEFICITS DISABILITY DISABILITY PENSION DISABILITY PENSIONS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY PAYMENTS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT PROMOTION EMPLOYMENT STATUS ESTIMATES OF POVERTY EU EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL FLOWS FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FRAUD GRANT ALLOCATION GRANT ALLOCATIONS HOME HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IDIOSYNCRATIC SHOCKS IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES INCOME INCOME LEVEL INFLATION INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INHERITANCE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES INSURANCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS LAND REFORM LEGISLATION LIQUIDITY LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARKET ECONOMY MEANS TESTING MOUNTAIN AREAS MOUNTAIN REGION OLD-AGE PENSION PENSION PENSION INCOME PENSION RIGHTS PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS POOR POOR FAMILIES POOR HOUSEHOLDS POORER HOUSEHOLDS POST OFFICES POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY GAP POVERTY IMPACT POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY STATUS PROGRAMMATIC POVERTY ASSESSMENT RATE OF RETURN REDUCTION IN POVERTY REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICES REGIONAL POVERTY REGISTRATION PROCESS REMITTANCES REMOTE AREAS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY RATES RURAL REGIONS SAFETY NET SAFETY NETS SANCTION SAVINGS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL INSURANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SPENDING TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TAX TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE OF ASSETS VULNERABLE GROUPS WILL WORKING DAYS Reducing poverty continues to be one of the main priorities of the Government of Albania. Currently, Albania has an ample platform to provide social protection to its citizens through social insurance, social assistance and employment programs. However, these programs are not efficiently linked to each other, which can lead to unclear and occasionally overlapping roles among the programs. Among these social protection programs, Ndihma Ekonomike (NE) is the only poverty-targeted social benefits program available to the Albanian Government, but despite the continued efforts of the Government to improve the program's impact, the poverty impact of NE remains low. Against this backdrop, the objective of this note is to assist the policy makers in Albania with identifying reforms that would improve the overall effectiveness and targeting of NE. Specifically, the note will present key challenges faced by the Government, as well as outline the reforms that would contribute to a more efficient and effective social assistance system in Albania, resulting in a process with improved transparency and accountability. The note is organized as follows: Section 2 presents a brief overview of the social protection system in Albania while at the same time discussing inefficiencies that arise due to lack of linkages between these programs; Section 3 assesses the current effectiveness of NE; and Section 4 concludes with recommendations. 2013-03-22T19:42:29Z 2013-03-22T19:42:29Z 2010-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/06/16413593/albania-social-assistance-policy-note-key-challenges-opportunities http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12857 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia ALBANIA |