Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability

Social safety nets in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region responded to protect people's incomes during the global recession, especially in countries where systems were developed before the crisis. As population's age and labor forces...

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Main Authors: Williams, Penny, Larrison, Jennica, Strokova, Victoria, Lindert, Kathy
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16280508/social-safety-nets-europe-central-asia-preparing-crisis-adapting-demographic-change-promoting-employability
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spelling okr-10986-100492021-04-23T14:02:48Z Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability Williams, Penny Larrison, Jennica Strokova, Victoria Lindert, Kathy ACTIVE LABOR BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY CAREGIVERS CASH BENEFITS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CHILD ALLOWANCES CHILD CARE CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS CRISES DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS DEPENDENCY DISABILITY DISABILITY BENEFITS DISABILITY INSURANCE DISABLED DRIVERS ELDERLY ELIGIBILITY EMPLOYABILITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ENTITLEMENT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING BENEFITS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME SUPPORT INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSURANCE JOB INFORMATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MATERNITY LEAVE MINIMUM INCOME PENSION PERFORMANCE INDICATORS POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POOR PRODUCTIVITY PROTECTION SYSTEMS PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS SCHEMES QUALITY OF LIFE REFERRAL SERVICES SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NET SYSTEMS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PENSIONS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL TRANSFERS STAFF TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TECHNICAL TRAINING UNEMPLOYED UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNIVERSAL BENEFITS VULNERABLE GROUPS WAGES WORK PROGRAM WORKERS WORKING-AGE POPULATION Social safety nets in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region responded to protect people's incomes during the global recession, especially in countries where systems were developed before the crisis. As population's age and labor forces shrink, the elderly will increasingly rely on general revenues to supplement contributory pensions, competing with assistance for other vulnerable groups. Social safety nets that link to employment and other services can help people transition from reliance on social transfers to employability. Countries should not wait to confront these challenges. To further strengthen social safety nets, governments in ECA should consolidate and harmonize benefits, invest in systems improvements for greater efficiency, link social assistance and employment services, and actively communicate these reforms to their populations. 2012-08-13T10:16:05Z 2012-08-13T10:16:05Z 2012-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16280508/social-safety-nets-europe-central-asia-preparing-crisis-adapting-demographic-change-promoting-employability http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10049 English Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 48 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia
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topic ACTIVE LABOR
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CAREGIVERS
CASH BENEFITS
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD ALLOWANCES
CHILD CARE
CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS
CRISES
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
DEPENDENCY
DISABILITY
DISABILITY BENEFITS
DISABILITY INSURANCE
DISABLED
DRIVERS
ELDERLY
ELIGIBILITY
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ENTITLEMENT
ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING BENEFITS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME SUPPORT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
JOB INFORMATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MATERNITY LEAVE
MINIMUM INCOME
PENSION
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
POLICY GOALS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS SCHEMES
QUALITY OF LIFE
REFERRAL SERVICES
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEMS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
STAFF
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TECHNICAL TRAINING
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNIVERSAL BENEFITS
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGES
WORK PROGRAM
WORKERS
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
spellingShingle ACTIVE LABOR
BENEFICIARIES
BENEFICIARY
CAREGIVERS
CASH BENEFITS
CASH TRANSFER
CASH TRANSFERS
CHILD ALLOWANCES
CHILD CARE
CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS
CRISES
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHIC PROJECTIONS
DEPENDENCY
DISABILITY
DISABILITY BENEFITS
DISABILITY INSURANCE
DISABLED
DRIVERS
ELDERLY
ELIGIBILITY
EMPLOYABILITY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
ENTITLEMENT
ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING BENEFITS
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME SUPPORT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSURANCE
JOB INFORMATION
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MATERNITY LEAVE
MINIMUM INCOME
PENSION
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
POLICY GOALS
POLICY MAKERS
POOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PROTECTION SYSTEMS
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC WORKS
PUBLIC WORKS SCHEMES
QUALITY OF LIFE
REFERRAL SERVICES
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAFETY NET SYSTEMS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL BENEFITS
SOCIAL INSURANCE
SOCIAL PENSIONS
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS
SOCIAL SAFETY NET
SOCIAL SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
STAFF
TARGETING
TARGETING MECHANISMS
TECHNICAL TRAINING
UNEMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
UNIVERSAL BENEFITS
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WAGES
WORK PROGRAM
WORKERS
WORKING-AGE POPULATION
Williams, Penny
Larrison, Jennica
Strokova, Victoria
Lindert, Kathy
Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
relation Europe and Central Asia Knowledge Brief; Issue No. 48
description Social safety nets in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region responded to protect people's incomes during the global recession, especially in countries where systems were developed before the crisis. As population's age and labor forces shrink, the elderly will increasingly rely on general revenues to supplement contributory pensions, competing with assistance for other vulnerable groups. Social safety nets that link to employment and other services can help people transition from reliance on social transfers to employability. Countries should not wait to confront these challenges. To further strengthen social safety nets, governments in ECA should consolidate and harmonize benefits, invest in systems improvements for greater efficiency, link social assistance and employment services, and actively communicate these reforms to their populations.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Williams, Penny
Larrison, Jennica
Strokova, Victoria
Lindert, Kathy
author_facet Williams, Penny
Larrison, Jennica
Strokova, Victoria
Lindert, Kathy
author_sort Williams, Penny
title Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability
title_short Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability
title_full Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability
title_fullStr Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability
title_full_unstemmed Social Safety Nets in Europe and Central Asia : Preparing for Crisis, Adapting to Demographic Change, and Promoting Employability
title_sort social safety nets in europe and central asia : preparing for crisis, adapting to demographic change, and promoting employability
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16280508/social-safety-nets-europe-central-asia-preparing-crisis-adapting-demographic-change-promoting-employability
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