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Public Expenditure Handbook : A Guide to Public Policy Issues in Developing Countries »
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 1991
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557752222.071
ISBN: 9781557752222
Keywords: expenditure, public expenditure, military, health care, fiscal policy
This handbook, edited by Ke-young Chu and Richard Hemming, offers guidance to officials formulating public policy recommendations, so that the aggregate level of public spending conforms with the economy's overall...
Le FMI et la pauvreté : Département des finances publiques »
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 January 1999
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557757852.054
ISBN: 9781557757852
Keywords: expenditures, public expenditures, expenditure, fiscal policy, social expenditures, military expenditures, capital expenditures, public expenditure, total expenditures, health expenditures
The IMF is increasingly emphasizing "high-quality growth" - that is, growth that is sustainable, that is accompanied by appropriate domestic and external balances, that respects the environment, and that is aided b...
Aspects budgétaires du développement durable : Le Sommet mondial sur le développement durable »
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 October 2002
Language: French
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061606.054
ISBN: 9781589061606
Keywords: fiscal policy, public spending, expenditure, sustainable development, public expenditure, primary education, forest, health care, government expenditure, government spending
Fiscal policy affects sustainable development through its effects on growth, the environment, and resource development. What are the relationships between fiscal policy and sustainable development, and how does the...
Chad »
Source: Chad : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Joint Staff Advisory Note
Volume/Issue: 2010/231
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 July 2010
ISBN: 9781455203345
Keywords: expenditure, primary education, school construction, health expenditure
Implementation of Chad's first National Poverty Reduction Strategy was undermined by persistent internal conflict, weak governance, and lack of commitment to and ownership of economic and social reforms. The focus...
Is Social Spending Procyclical?1 »
Source: Is Social Spending Procyclical?
Volume/Issue: 2010/234
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , Alejandro Hajdenberg , and Javier Arze del Granado
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
ISBN: 9781455209347
Keywords: social spending, expenditures, health expenditures, public expenditures, total expenditures,
This paper studies the cyclical behavior of public spending on health and education in 150 countries during 1987 - 2007. It finds that spending on education and health is procyclical in developing countries and acy...
The Gambia The Gambia: Selected Issues »
Source: The Gambia : Selected Issues
Volume/Issue: 2000/114
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 September 2000
ISBN: 9781451815405
Keywords: expenditure, per, primary school, health expenditure, public expenditure
The note views the problem of poverty in The Gambia. The largest group of cash crop producers have the highest poverty rate in the country. The design of public policies in the area of education and health has a la...
Democratic Republic of the Congo »
Source: Democratic Republic of the Congo : Joint Staff Advisory Note
Volume/Issue: 2013/225
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 July 2013
ISBN: 9781484395868
Keywords: education, per, health expenditures, expenditures, public expenditure review
This Joint Advisory Note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo discusses economic growth and employment-creating sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors are projected to continue their expansion, while simult...
Determinants of Government Efficiency »
Source: Determinants of Government Efficiency
Volume/Issue: 2008/228
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): David Hauner , and Annette Kyobe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 September 2008
ISBN: 9781451870862
Keywords: Public sector performance, institutions, expenditure, health spending, public spending, health sector, health expenditure,
We compile the first large cross-country panel dataset of public sector performance and efficiency, encompassing 114 countries on all income levels from 1980 to 2006, with about 1,800 country-year observations for...
Mexico »
Source: Mexico : 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
Volume/Issue: 2010/71
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 16 March 2010
ISBN: 9781451981841
Keywords: expenditure, mtef, health care, hiv/aids, mothers
This paper reviews the annual progress report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Republic of Congo. The adoption of the PRSP in March 2008 was followed by adoption of the Operational Action Plan for imp...
Dominance Testing of Social Sector Expenditures and Taxes in Africa »
Source: Dominance Testing of Social Sector Expenditures and Taxes in Africa
Volume/Issue: 1999/172
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): David Sahn , and Stephen Younger
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1999
ISBN: 9781451858556
Keywords: Taxes, health, income distribution, expenditure, expenditures, survey, per, surveys
This paper examines the progressivity of social sector expenditures and taxes in eight sub-Saharan African countries. It uses dominance tests to determine whether health and education expenditures redistribute reso...