Greece: Reform of Social Welfare Programmes

This review provides an analytical perspective of the current situation, including the construction of a database, in order to help the Greek government define reforms to improve the effectiveness, efficiency and fairness of selected social programmes. The review identifies gaps and overlaps in soci...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2013
Series:OECD Public Governance Reviews
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of social welfare and related reforms in Greece in the last 20 years
  • Towards more effective system governance in Greece
  • Reader's guide
  • Key features of the OECD Database on Social Programmes in Greece
  • Executive summary
  • Abbreviations and acronyms
  • The current Greek benefit system
  • Note to readers
  • Design and implementation of means testing for social protection
  • Update of key recent developments in social welfare reforms in Greece
  • Towards more effective benefit system design in Greece
  • Cost-benefit analysis of proposed reforms to the Greek social welfare system
  • Key findings
  • Economic, social and systemic context of social welfare reforms in Greece
  • Foreword and Acknowledgements
  • Glossary
  • Government expenditure in Greece in 2010