Rules, Roles, and Controls : Governance in Social Protection with an Application to Social Assistance
The paper develops an operational definition of governance that can be applied to social protection. The 2004 World Development Report (WDR) accountability framework acts as a starting point, defining accountability in terms of a set of principal?a...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/03/15961931/rules-roles-controls-governance-social-protection-application-social-assistance http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13552 |
| Summary: | The paper develops an operational
definition of governance that can be applied to social
protection. The 2004 World Development Report (WDR)
accountability framework acts as a starting point, defining
accountability in terms of a set of principal?agent
relationships between policymakers, providers, and citizens.
Applying this framework to social protection, the paper
looks at three broad areas where the Bank is involved in
governance in social protection: rules of the game,
including clear criteria for entry and exit of programs;
roles and responsibilities, including defining
accountability relationships and incentive frameworks across
levels of government and institutions involved in social
protection; and controls and accountability measures,
including the broad set of implementation mechanisms and
procedures for ensuring that 'the right benefit gets to
the right person at the right time'. The paper applies
this framework to social assistance policies and programs,
reviews what is currently being done across the Bank in this
area, and identifies future opportunities for clients and
Bank engagement. |
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