Public spending on health care and the poor /

Public spending on health care and the poor /

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This paper estimates the impact of public spending on the poor's health status in over 70 countries. It provides evidence that the poor have significantly worse health status than the rich and that they are more favorably affected by public spending on health care. An important new result is th...

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Main Author: Gupta, Sanjeev
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund Fiscal Affairs Department
Other Authors: Tiongso, Erwin, Tiongson, Erwin, Verhoeven, Marijn
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Department, c2001
[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Fiscal Affairs Dept., ©2001
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/01/127
Subjects:
Government spending policy > Developing countries
Medical policy > Developing countries
Poverty > Health aspects > Developing countries
Dépenses publiques > Politique gouvernementale > Pays en voie de développement
Pauvreté > Aspect sanitaire > Pays en voie de développement
Politique sanitaire > Pays en voie de développement
Government spending policy
Medical policy
Poverty
Poverty > Health aspects
Developing countries

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Call Number: HG3810.I45 no.WP/01/127

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