An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina

The study explores the interactive clash resulting from reforms, and institutional capacity at the provincial level, as the main element to explain current limitations, and to suggest recommendations conducive to further social reform. To understan...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614820/argentina-evaluacion-de-la-capacidad-institucional-para-reformar-el-sector-social-en-la-argentina
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topic ACCOUNTABILITY
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
AUTHORITY
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CIVIL LIBERTIES
CIVIL SERVICE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUTION
CORRUPTION
CURRICULUM
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION- MAKING
DECREE
DECREES
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
DEMOCRACY
EDUCATION MINISTRIES
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
EMPLOYMENT
ENROLLMENT
EXPENDITURE
FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL YEAR
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
INTERVENTION
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
MANAGERS
MANDATES
MINISTERS
MORTALITY
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NURSES
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
PARENTS
PATIENTS
PENALTIES
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
PHYSICIANS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RATIONALIZATION
REPETITION
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE QUALITY
SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL REFORMS
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOCRATS
TEST SCORES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNFUNDED MANDATES
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WORKERS SOCIAL SECTOR REFORM
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
HEALTH REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
REFORM POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
DESIGN CRITERIA
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC AWARENESS
ASSESSMENT METHODS
spellingShingle ACCOUNTABILITY
ACHIEVEMENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS
AUTHORITY
BUREAUCRACIES
BUREAUCRACY
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CIVIL LIBERTIES
CIVIL SERVICE
CONSENSUS
CONSTITUTION
CORRUPTION
CURRICULUM
DEBT
DECENTRALIZATION
DECISION- MAKING
DECREE
DECREES
DEGREE OF AUTONOMY
DEMOCRACY
EDUCATION MINISTRIES
EDUCATION REFORM
EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
EMPLOYMENT
ENROLLMENT
EXPENDITURE
FEDERAL FINANCE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCING SOURCES
FISCAL
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL YEAR
GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH SERVICES
HOSPITALS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
INTERVENTION
LEARNING
LEGISLATION
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT
MANAGERS
MANDATES
MINISTERS
MORTALITY
MUNICIPALITIES
MUNICIPALITY
NURSES
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
PARENTS
PATIENTS
PENALTIES
PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
PHYSICIANS
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
RATIONALIZATION
REPETITION
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE QUALITY
SIZE OF GOVERNMENT
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL NORMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL REFORMS
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL WELFARE
TEACHER
TEACHER TRAINING
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TECHNOCRATS
TEST SCORES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNFUNDED MANDATES
VIOLENCE
WAGES
WORKERS SOCIAL SECTOR REFORM
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
HEALTH REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
CAPACITY BUILDING
SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS
POLITICAL ASPECTS
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
REFORM POLICY
IMPLEMENTATION PLANS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
DESIGN CRITERIA
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
PUBLIC AWARENESS
ASSESSMENT METHODS
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An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
description The study explores the interactive clash resulting from reforms, and institutional capacity at the provincial level, as the main element to explain current limitations, and to suggest recommendations conducive to further social reform. To understand the framework for past reforms, the study reviews the economic, political, and institutional context within which such reforms were implemented, and examines the national government's reform policy - within the implementation strategy - and, as well, the provincial governments' capacity to manage change - i.e., in three provinces, Catamarca, Cordoba and Salta. The study focuses mainly on education, and health reforms, significantly different in both design, and formulation: health reform only introduced administrative hospital autonomy, merely a partial aspect of a broad health system reform; whereas, the education reform consisted of a total educational system change. The result was that the health reform was supported basically by interested syndicates, who envisaged compensatory benefits, whereas, the actual beneficiaries - the patients - were poorly informed. Conversely, educational reforms were limited by weak capacity at the provincial level, and as well, limited information. An improved educational reform implementation design is recommended, based on institutional capacity building to improve the quality of education, and, suggests a broader health reform within a strategic framework based on public awareness, but which includes the ministries, medical profession, and provincial health workers.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina
title_short An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina
title_full An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina
title_fullStr An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina
title_sort assessment of institutional capacity for social sector reform in argentina
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614820/argentina-evaluacion-de-la-capacidad-institucional-para-reformar-el-sector-social-en-la-argentina
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15458
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spelling okr-10986-154582021-04-23T14:03:14Z An Assessment of Institutional Capacity for Social Sector Reform in Argentina World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACHIEVEMENT ACHIEVEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AUTHORITY BUREAUCRACIES BUREAUCRACY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SERVICE CONSENSUS CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION CURRICULUM DEBT DECENTRALIZATION DECISION- MAKING DECREE DECREES DEGREE OF AUTONOMY DEMOCRACY EDUCATION MINISTRIES EDUCATION REFORM EDUCATIONAL CHANGE EDUCATIONAL DECISIONS EDUCATIONAL REFORM EMPLOYMENT ENROLLMENT EXPENDITURE FEDERAL FINANCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FINANCING SOURCES FISCAL FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL YEAR GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS INTERVENTION LEARNING LEGISLATION LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT MANAGERS MANDATES MINISTERS MORTALITY MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NURSES ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PARENTS PATIENTS PENALTIES PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES PERFORMANCE STANDARDS PHYSICIANS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF EDUCATION RATIONALIZATION REPETITION SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL REFORMS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE TEACHER TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOCRATS TEST SCORES UNEMPLOYMENT UNFUNDED MANDATES VIOLENCE WAGES WORKERS SOCIAL SECTOR REFORM EDUCATIONAL REFORM HEALTH REFORM INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDING SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS POLITICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK REFORM POLICY IMPLEMENTATION PLANS LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT REFORM IMPLEMENTATION DESIGN CRITERIA HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC AWARENESS ASSESSMENT METHODS The study explores the interactive clash resulting from reforms, and institutional capacity at the provincial level, as the main element to explain current limitations, and to suggest recommendations conducive to further social reform. To understand the framework for past reforms, the study reviews the economic, political, and institutional context within which such reforms were implemented, and examines the national government's reform policy - within the implementation strategy - and, as well, the provincial governments' capacity to manage change - i.e., in three provinces, Catamarca, Cordoba and Salta. The study focuses mainly on education, and health reforms, significantly different in both design, and formulation: health reform only introduced administrative hospital autonomy, merely a partial aspect of a broad health system reform; whereas, the education reform consisted of a total educational system change. The result was that the health reform was supported basically by interested syndicates, who envisaged compensatory benefits, whereas, the actual beneficiaries - the patients - were poorly informed. Conversely, educational reforms were limited by weak capacity at the provincial level, and as well, limited information. An improved educational reform implementation design is recommended, based on institutional capacity building to improve the quality of education, and, suggests a broader health reform within a strategic framework based on public awareness, but which includes the ministries, medical profession, and provincial health workers. 2013-08-28T20:42:52Z 2013-08-28T20:42:52Z 2001-09-17 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/09/1614820/argentina-evaluacion-de-la-capacidad-institucional-para-reformar-el-sector-social-en-la-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15458 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report Economic & Sector Work Latin America & Caribbean