Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20

Nepal’s recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity. The transition to a federal structur...

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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Kathmandu 2021
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spelling okr-10986-363292021-10-05T05:10:43Z Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20 World Bank PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SOCIAL PROTECTION LABOR MARKET PROGRAM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE VULNERABILITY POVERTY ECONOMIC SHOCKS DECENTRALIZATION BUDGETING Nepal’s recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity. The transition to a federal structure of governance and the promulgation of a new Constitution founded on the principles of equity, inclusion, and prosperity for all have brought about tremendous expectations for the previously marginalized and discriminated poor and vulnerable segments of the population. Social protection (SP) programs, which have been proven to contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive growth, have the potential to play a significant role in meeting these expectations and realizing the objectives of federalism. The report is structured as follows, with each chapter concluding with a set of recommendations based on the analysis. Chapter 2 Provides an overall analysis of social protection expenditure trends, an assessment of ability of social assistance programs; Chapter 3 Assesses the policy and institutional framework for design and delivery of social protection programs in the decentralized federal context; and Chapter 4 Provides an overview of planning, budgeting, fund flow, and reporting processes for social protection programs at federal, province, and local levels. 2021-10-04T20:14:12Z 2021-10-04T20:14:12Z 2021-09-15 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/917101631781781565/Main-Report-FY11-FY20 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36329 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Kathmandu Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review South Asia Nepal
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topic PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE
VULNERABILITY
POVERTY
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
DECENTRALIZATION
BUDGETING
spellingShingle PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
SOCIAL PROTECTION
LABOR MARKET PROGRAM
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL INSURANCE
VULNERABILITY
POVERTY
ECONOMIC SHOCKS
DECENTRALIZATION
BUDGETING
World Bank
Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
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description Nepal’s recent transition to a federal state structure provides a historic juncture to realize the role that social protection can play in achieving the constitutional goals of equity, inclusion, and prosperity. The transition to a federal structure of governance and the promulgation of a new Constitution founded on the principles of equity, inclusion, and prosperity for all have brought about tremendous expectations for the previously marginalized and discriminated poor and vulnerable segments of the population. Social protection (SP) programs, which have been proven to contribute to poverty reduction and inclusive growth, have the potential to play a significant role in meeting these expectations and realizing the objectives of federalism. The report is structured as follows, with each chapter concluding with a set of recommendations based on the analysis. Chapter 2 Provides an overall analysis of social protection expenditure trends, an assessment of ability of social assistance programs; Chapter 3 Assesses the policy and institutional framework for design and delivery of social protection programs in the decentralized federal context; and Chapter 4 Provides an overview of planning, budgeting, fund flow, and reporting processes for social protection programs at federal, province, and local levels.
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title Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
title_short Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
title_full Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
title_fullStr Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
title_full_unstemmed Nepal Social Protection : Review of Public Expenditure and Assessment of Social Assistance Programs, Main Report FY11-FY20
title_sort nepal social protection : review of public expenditure and assessment of social assistance programs, main report fy11-fy20
publisher World Bank, Kathmandu
publishDate 2021
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