Social Protection Situational Analysis : Serbia
The objective of this situational analysis is to provide a brief assessment of Serbia’s social protection system. The situational analysis identifies how Serbia’s social protection system performs and outlines areas for reform. In this note, social...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099730208092234768/P1762300658811060098230438c773d0476 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37870 |
| Summary: | The objective of this situational
analysis is to provide a brief assessment of Serbia’s social
protection system. The situational analysis identifies how
Serbia’s social protection system performs and outlines
areas for reform. In this note, social protection refers to:
(i) social assistance, (ii) social services, (iii) social
insurance (pensions), and (iv) employment and labor market
programs. The analysis is based on existing evidence and
identifies knowledge gaps to be covered in further analysis.
The analysis shows that Serbia operates a comprehensive
social protection system; however, policy priorities and
inefficiencies in program execution reduce efficiency and
effectiveness. Section one gives introduction. The second
section provides an overview of poverty and labor market
outcomes in Serbia. The third section provides an overview
of the social protection system in aggregate, followed by
more detailed analysis of social assistance, social
services, pensions, and employment programs. A specific
section is dedicated to reviewing the social protection
system’s response to the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic. The final section provides an overview of reform
priorities and knowledge gaps. |
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