Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment

Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment

The recent economic shock provided an incentive for carrying out the analysis of Colombia's safety net of national social assistance. Even though economic growth recovered modestly in 2000, poverty and unemployment remain high, and there has b...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	SOCIAL SAFETY NETS POVERTY INCIDENCE UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC CRISIS SOCIAL ANALYSIS REFORM IMPLEMENTATION SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ECONOMIC CONTRACTION FISCAL DEFICITS PENSION REFORM INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS REFORM POLICY TARGETED ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BUDGET MONITORING MONITORING & EVALUATION SOCIAL DIALOGUES POLICY DIALOGUES OPERATIONAL INDICATORS NATIONAL DEBATES CONSENSUS APPROACH POLITICAL POWER ADAPTATION ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE ADOLESCENTS AGED ASSESSING VULNERABILITY AUTHORITY AVAILABLE DATA AVERAGE INCOME BENEFICIARY SELECTION CASE STUDY CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CHILD LABOR CIVIL SOCIETY COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CONSTITUTION COPING MECHANISMS CRIME CURRENCY UNIT DATA ANALYSIS DATA SOURCES DAY CARE DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES ECONOMIC RECESSION ECONOMIC SHOCKS EDUCATION EDUCATION LEVEL EFFECTIVE RISK MANAGEMENT EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION COMPONENTS EXPENDITURE EXTREME POVERTY FAMILIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL FISCAL CRISIS GDP GEOGRAPHICAL AREA GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH SURVEY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME SHOCK INCOME SOURCES INEQUALITY INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS KEY RISKS LABOR FORCE LABOR INCOME LABOR MARKET LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGE MINIMUM WAGES NATIONAL PLANNING NATIONAL PLANNING DEPARTMENT NET ASSESSMENT NUTRITION PENSION SYSTEM PENSIONS POOR AREAS POOR CHILDREN POOR PEOPLE POPULATION SIZE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY RISKS POVERTY TARGETING POVERTY TRENDS PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRAM EVALUATION PUBLIC SECTOR RESEARCH TEAM RISK MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS RISK POOLING RISK PREVENTION RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET ISSUES SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAFETY NETS SCHOOL ENROLLMENT SCHOOL ENROLLMENT RATES SCHOOLS SECTOR POLICY SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SPENDING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DIMENSIONS SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL INVESTMENT SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL RISK SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES SOCIAL RISKS SOCIAL SAFETY SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VACCINATION VIOLENCE VULNERABLE GROUPS WELL-BEING WORKERS WORKFARE PROGRAM YOUNG ADULTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2005717/colombia-social-safety-net-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15361

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Summary:	The recent economic shock provided an incentive for carrying out the analysis of Colombia's safety net of national social assistance. Even though economic growth recovered modestly in 2000, poverty and unemployment remain high, and there has been a decline in some human development indicators. This is partly due to Colombia not having an effective safety net in place, capable to address the social consequences of the crisis. These deficiencies led to the introduction in 2000 of the Red de Apoyo Social (RAS), i.e., Social Support Network. This assessment identifies issues, and recommends options for reform of the social safety net. The country is undergoing an unprecedented economic contraction, and severe fiscal imbalance that will require major reforms, notably to the pension program, before achieving macroeconomic stabilization. Therefore, the report takes into account the complex, and changing socioeconomic conditions, exacerbated by the protracted internal conflict. Such situation calls for supporting institutional viability, building on Colombia's strengths in the social sectors. Social assistance was not included in the social sector reforms for the 1990s, and the lack of strategic safety net is underscored by the fragmentation of programs within institutions, and overlapping program objectives across institutions. Targeted technical reforms should address budgeting, monitoring and evaluation to orient social assistance programs; existing programs reformed to improve quality and coverage; and, longer-term strategic reforms should focus on improving the operation of social safety nets, based on national debate, consensus, and political will.

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