Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report
The study seeks to identify institutional, and procedural factors which may facilitate, or hamper the effectiveness of social services, and inter-governmental fiscal arrangements. Based on existing research on decentralization, the success of decen...
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AUTHORITY BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENT BORROWING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CASH BENEFITS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNIST CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION COUNCILS CURRENCY UNIT DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY DECONCENTRATION DEVOLUTION DIRECT IMPACT DISTRICTS ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXECUTION EXPENDITURE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL YEAR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR UNIT INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL TAXES MARKET ECONOMY MINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POPULATION PENALTIES PENSIONS POLICY CONTEXT POLICY OPTIONS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICIANS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY LINE PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PROPERTY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITATIVE APPROACHES QUANTITATIVE DATA REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIMENSIONS REGIONAL DISPARITIES RELATIVE POVERTY REORGANIZATION RISK OF POVERTY ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTOR EXPENDITURES SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TASK TEAM LEADER TAX TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN AREAS USER CHARGES UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS FISCAL EFFICIENCY DECENTRALIZATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS QUALITY STANDARDS FISCAL CONSOLIDATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE MEASURES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY SOCIAL STRUCTURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL BENEFITS CASH COMPENSATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS EDUCATION SECTOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION POLICY REFORM FISCAL MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EDUCATIONAL POLICY AUTONOMY |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AUTHORITY BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENT BORROWING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CASH BENEFITS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNIST CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION COUNCILS CURRENCY UNIT DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY DECONCENTRATION DEVOLUTION DIRECT IMPACT DISTRICTS ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXECUTION EXPENDITURE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL YEAR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR UNIT INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL TAXES MARKET ECONOMY MINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POPULATION PENALTIES PENSIONS POLICY CONTEXT POLICY OPTIONS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICIANS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY LINE PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PROPERTY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITATIVE APPROACHES QUANTITATIVE DATA REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIMENSIONS REGIONAL DISPARITIES RELATIVE POVERTY REORGANIZATION RISK OF POVERTY ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTOR EXPENDITURES SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TASK TEAM LEADER TAX TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN AREAS USER CHARGES UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS FISCAL EFFICIENCY DECENTRALIZATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS QUALITY STANDARDS FISCAL CONSOLIDATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE MEASURES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY SOCIAL STRUCTURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL BENEFITS CASH COMPENSATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS EDUCATION SECTOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION POLICY REFORM FISCAL MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EDUCATIONAL POLICY AUTONOMY World Bank Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Europe and Central Asia Romania |
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The study seeks to identify
institutional, and procedural factors which may facilitate,
or hamper the effectiveness of social services, and
inter-governmental fiscal arrangements. Based on existing
research on decentralization, the success of decentralized
service delivery depends on factors, that include the
quality of intergovernmental institutions, a stable fiscal
framework, and a well established civil society, and social
structure. The study focuses on public social services,
where local governments play the greatest role, and,
throughout the report, the greatest emphasis is on social
assistance benefits, and services, addressing those cash
benefits which are delivered, and financed by local
governments, including national programs such as birth
grants, emergency assistance, and the main poverty
alleviation program. In education, the study focuses on
compulsory, and secondary education, though it does not
address specialized secondary education, which is under the
purview of central ministries. The study comprises two
volumes: volume 1 provides an overview of the issues,
summarizes major findings, and presents policy options;
volume 2 includes the detailed discussion, and analysis, and
presents the empirical underpinnings of the report. The
study finds that fiscal decentralization of poverty
alleviation benefits, has undermined its effectiveness, and
eroded social safety nets; thus the government is preparing
the Minimum Income Guarantee Program Law to centralize
financing of social assistance cash benefits. And, education
seems to be the policy area with greatest potential for
further decentralization, suggesting a careful capacity
evaluation to decide whether to attain complete autonomy. |
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Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report |
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Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report |
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romania : local social services delivery study, volume 2. main report |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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okr-10986-154382021-04-23T14:03:14Z Romania : Local Social Services Delivery Study, Volume 2. Main Report World Bank ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISMS ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AUTHORITY BENEFICIARY ASSESSMENT BORROWING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY CASH BENEFITS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SOCIETY COMMUNIST CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CORRUPTION COUNCILS CURRENCY UNIT DECENTRALIZATION DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS DECISION MAKING DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY DECONCENTRATION DEVOLUTION DIRECT IMPACT DISTRICTS ECONOMIC MEMORANDUM EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC MINORITIES EXCHANGE RATE EXECUTION EXPENDITURE FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FINANCIAL AUTONOMY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION FISCAL YEAR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT BUDGETS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH STATUS HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SECTOR UNIT INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS LEGAL AUTHORITY LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENT LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT LOCAL AUTHORITY LOCAL AUTONOMY LOCAL COUNCILS LOCAL ELECTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUDGETS LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL LEVEL LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE LOCAL TAXES MARKET ECONOMY MINIMUM INCOME GUARANTEE MINISTRY OF FINANCE MUNICIPALITIES MUNICIPALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL POPULATION PENALTIES PENSIONS POLICY CONTEXT POLICY OPTIONS POLITICAL DECENTRALIZATION POLITICIANS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY LINE PRIVATIZATION PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROVISIONS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC PROPERTY PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITATIVE APPROACHES QUANTITATIVE DATA REAL TERMS REGIONAL DIMENSIONS REGIONAL DISPARITIES RELATIVE POVERTY REORGANIZATION RISK OF POVERTY ROADS RURAL AREAS RURAL POVERTY SAFETY NET SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SCIENTISTS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTOR EXPENDITURES SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SOLIDARITY SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TASK TEAM LEADER TAX TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSPARENCY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE URBAN AREAS USER CHARGES UTILITIES WATER SUPPLY SOCIAL SERVICE DELIVERY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS FISCAL EFFICIENCY DECENTRALIZATION INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS QUALITY STANDARDS FISCAL CONSOLIDATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES REVENUE MEASURES CAPACITY BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY SOCIAL STRUCTURES LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL BENEFITS CASH COMPENSATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION MECHANISMS EDUCATION SECTOR COMPULSORY EDUCATION POLICY REFORM FISCAL MANAGEMENT SOCIAL SAFETY NETS LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK EDUCATIONAL POLICY AUTONOMY The study seeks to identify institutional, and procedural factors which may facilitate, or hamper the effectiveness of social services, and inter-governmental fiscal arrangements. Based on existing research on decentralization, the success of decentralized service delivery depends on factors, that include the quality of intergovernmental institutions, a stable fiscal framework, and a well established civil society, and social structure. The study focuses on public social services, where local governments play the greatest role, and, throughout the report, the greatest emphasis is on social assistance benefits, and services, addressing those cash benefits which are delivered, and financed by local governments, including national programs such as birth grants, emergency assistance, and the main poverty alleviation program. In education, the study focuses on compulsory, and secondary education, though it does not address specialized secondary education, which is under the purview of central ministries. The study comprises two volumes: volume 1 provides an overview of the issues, summarizes major findings, and presents policy options; volume 2 includes the detailed discussion, and analysis, and presents the empirical underpinnings of the report. The study finds that fiscal decentralization of poverty alleviation benefits, has undermined its effectiveness, and eroded social safety nets; thus the government is preparing the Minimum Income Guarantee Program Law to centralize financing of social assistance cash benefits. And, education seems to be the policy area with greatest potential for further decentralization, suggesting a careful capacity evaluation to decide whether to attain complete autonomy. 2013-08-28T19:41:15Z 2013-08-28T19:41:15Z 2002-01-16 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/1687166/romania-local-social-services-delivery-study-vol-2-2-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15438 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Europe and Central Asia Romania |