| Description |
1 online resource (20 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/02/176 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/02/176.
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| Summary |
This paper analyzes trends in social indicators in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and their correlation with the three most widely used scaled measures of government social spending: in per capita terms, as a percentage of GDP, and as a percentage of total government expenditure. On the basis of a regional data set matching health and education outcome indicators with government spending on those sectors, cross-country statistical analysis shows spending both per capita and as a percent of GDP to be of some relevance to social outcomes, but not the share of social spending in budgetary allocations. The policy implications concern not only governments in the region, but also the international donor community for its role in supporting social programs in SSA |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-20) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public welfare -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Finance
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Social indicators -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Expenditures, Public.
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Poverty -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Expenditures, Public
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Poverty
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Public welfare -- Finance
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Social indicators
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Social policy
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| SUBJECT |
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social policy
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| Subject |
Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Monetary Fund. African Department
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| ISBN |
1282044176 |
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9781282044173 |
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9781451904161 |
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1451904169 |
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1462343805 |
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9781462343805 |
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1452716897 |
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9781452716893 |
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9786613797315 |
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6613797316 |
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