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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Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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topic 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 CONTRACTION
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
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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
MONITORING & EVALUATION
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 PROGRAMS
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 SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
SOCIAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL WELFARE
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VACCINATION
VIOLENCE
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WELL-BEING
WORKERS
WORKFARE PROGRAM
YOUNG ADULTS
spellingShingle 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 CONTRACTION
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
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
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
MONITORING & EVALUATION
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 PROGRAMS
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 SAFETY NETS
SOCIAL SECTOR
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
SOCIAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL WELFARE
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
TRAINING PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VACCINATION
VIOLENCE
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WELL-BEING
WORKERS
WORKFARE PROGRAM
YOUNG ADULTS
World Bank
Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
description 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.
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment
title_short Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment
title_full Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment
title_fullStr Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment
title_full_unstemmed Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment
title_sort colombia : social safety net assessment
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2005717/colombia-social-safety-net-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15361
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spelling okr-10986-153612021-04-23T14:03:14Z Colombia : Social Safety Net Assessment World Bank 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 CONTRACTION 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 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 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 MONITORING & EVALUATION 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 PROGRAMS 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 SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VACCINATION VIOLENCE VULNERABLE GROUPS WELL-BEING WORKERS WORKFARE PROGRAM YOUNG ADULTS 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. 2013-08-26T22:07:00Z 2013-08-26T22:07:00Z 2002-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/08/2005717/colombia-social-safety-net-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15361 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Latin America & Caribbean Colombia