02274cam a22003734a 4500 753 The World Bank 20260707185038.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 020129s1993 dcu o i001 0 eng 0821325841 14.99 USD 9780821325841 10.1596/0-8213-2584-1 (The World Bank)753 165709 136961 Ukraine: [electronic resource] The Social Sectors during Transition Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 1993 1 online resource (228 p.) This report lays out a strategy for Ukraine to make the transition to a market economy in the social sectors, taking into account the widespread system of benefits and the high spending on education and health inherited from the former Soviet Union. A central part of this strategy is the need to protect vulnerable groups during the transition, but within a financially sustainable framework. After a description of social conditions and social protection, the report considers the shift of the labor force from a command to a market economy. It then examines the advantages of converting the current system of social protection to a poverty-focused, sustainable safety net approach, including support for labor-force resassignment. It explores opportunities for enhancing the efficiency and quality of social service, education, and health programs. Key elements of these programs must be maintained through the transition as part of a safety net and as a cornerstone of policies encouraging economic growth investments in human capital. Description based on print version record. Finance and Financial Sector Development Financial Literacy 204248 Health Monitoring and Evaluation 204249 Health, Nutrition and Population 122488 Labor Markets 204250 Population Policies 204163 Social Protections and Labor 204251 World Bank 2465 Print Version: 9780821325841 World Bank e-Library. http://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/book/9780821325841 EBK 165709 136961