Strengthening Governance of Social Safety Nets in ASEAN

Several Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member states, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, are expanding their social safety net programs. In many cases, existing delivery mechanisms for social assistance in the region te...

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Main Authors:	Giannozzi, Sara, Khan, Asmeen
Format:	Social Analysis
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS ADOLESCENTS AGED ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AUTHORITY BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BENEFIT AMOUNT BENEFIT PACKAGE BLOCK GRANT BLOCK GRANTS CASH BENEFITS CASH GRANT CASH PAYMENTS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZEN CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COMMUNITY HEALTH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONDITIONAL CASH CONFLICT CORRUPTION DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION-MAKING DECREE DECREES DEMOCRATIC SYSTEMS DIAGNOSTIC QUESTIONS DISCLOSURE DISCRIMINATION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ECONOMIC STRESS EDUCATION PROGRAMS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE EXECUTION EXPENDITURE EXTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY FEE WAIVERS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOOD ASSISTANCE FOOD DISTRIBUTION FREE HEALTH GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES GOVERNANCE DIMENSIONS GOVERNANCE ENVIRONMENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS GOVERNMENT LEVEL GOVERNMENT LEVELS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS HEALTH BENEFITS HEALTH CARD HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CLINIC HEALTH CLINICS HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH FACILITY HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH RESEARCH HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RESOURCES IMPROVING GOVERNANCE INCOME INCOME LEVELS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE INSTITUTIONALIZATION INSURANCE INSURANCE PROGRAM INSURANCE SCHEMES INTERMEDIARIES INTERNAL ACCOUNTABILITY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERVENTION JUDICIARY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET POLICIES LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY LEGISLATURE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVELS LOCAL POLITICIANS LOW INCOME COUNTRIES MEANS TEST MEANS TESTING MEMBER STATES MIDWIFES MINISTRY OF FINANCE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL LEVEL NEAR POOR PARENTAL CARE PARTICIPATORY PLANNING PATIENTS PENSION PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT POLITICAL INFLUENCE POLITICAL LEADERS POLITICAL SUPPORT POLITICIANS POOR POOR PERFORMANCE POSTNATAL CARE POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM COVERAGE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY PROTECTION SYSTEM PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC HOSPITALS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR PERFORMANCE PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS QUALITY CONTROL REGIONAL INTEGRATION REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RISK OF FRAUD RULE OF LAW SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SINGLE PARENTS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL MARKETING SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEM SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFER SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIALIZATION SSN SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSFER PROGRAM TRANSFER PROGRAMS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENT MECHANISMS UNIVERSAL HEALTH VOUCHERS VULNERABLE GROUPS VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WORK PROJECTS WORKERS WORKFARE WORKS PROJECT WORKS PROJECTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18699729/strengthening-governance-social-safety-nets-asean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16722

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Summary:	Several Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member states, in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, are expanding their social safety net programs. In many cases, existing delivery mechanisms for social assistance in the region tend to be basic, in line with the small size of programs. This paper is an analytical framework to systematically consider and include governance aspects in the design and analysis of modern social assistance programs. The underlying conceptual model is simple. Programs face a set of supply-side challenges that have to do with their institutional structure and the ways in which accountability and incentive relationships are shaped. However, both in the region and elsewhere in the world there are a number of experiences with diverse governance tools that countries can draw upon as they think how best to design and implement more sophisticated and comprehensive social safety net programs. Finally, administrative capacity is likely to represent a constraint as governments seek to deliver increasingly complex programs to a growing number of beneficiaries over a wide geographically dispersed area. While large investments in administrative capacity are unlikely, it is possible to think about context appropriate solutions that can contribute to reduce governance risk. This report is the first attempt to systematically apply a governance lens to Social Safety Net (SSN) programs in the region. An analytical framework and diagnostic resource to review governance dimensions of SSN programs in ASEAN, the report intends to document existing efforts and challenges and provide guidance to World Bank staff, donors and policy makers interested in strengthening program administration and mitigating potential governance risks within social assistance programs in the region.

Strengthening Governance of Social Safety Nets in ASEAN

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