| By: |
Irina Sinitsina |
| Abstract: |
The present paper is an integral part of the "Preparation of the strategy for
social benefits monetization reform in Ukraine" project, co-financed by the
2008 Polish aid programme of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic
of Poland and carried out by CASE in 2008. The paper was prepared as
background material aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the main
bottlenecks in reforming a vast in-kind benefits system typical for many
countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU). The paper focuses on the following
issues: aims and motives of monetization reforms in Russia; expected outcomes
of the reform; description of the implementation process; changes of the roles
of various actors and agencies; compensation of housing and communal services
(HCS) expenses in the course of HCS and monetization reforms; and the major
gains and failures of the reform. The paper concludes with lessons that can be
derived from the Russian monetization experience for the planned Ukrainian
monetization reform. The paper is based on extensive research on the
monetization reform in Russia and literature published by leading Russian
independent research centers including the Independent Institute for Social
Policy (IISP), the Institute for Urban Economics, the Centre for Economic and
Financial studies (CEFIR), and the Institute for the Economy in Transition
(IET). |
| Keywords: |
in-kind benefits, monetization, housing and communal services benefits,targeted social assistance, social sector reform, Russia, transition |
| JEL: |
H53 H77 I39 |
| Date: |
2009 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:sec:cnstan:0381&r=cis |