Public Policy Institute State Social Service THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE MECHANISM ON REDUCING CHILD POVERTY IN ALBANIA

Firstly, it is necessary to measure the effectiveness of the current protection schemes, not only from the economic point of view, but also from the social point of view. The critical issues of transition in Eastern European countries and the re-occurrence of profound crises have demonstrated clearly the inaccuracy and insufficiency of the effects of social protection in these countries. The key dimension highlighted in the present paper is the relationship between the objectives of a social protection mechanism (to protect, integrate and develop people) and the concrete result (reduction of social exclusion).