Swimming Against the Tide: Strategies for Improving Equity in Health

The evidence shows that government spending for health in many developing countries benefits the well-to-do more than the poor. However, a combination of favorable political forces and sound public policies can shift the focus of government expenditures toward the poor. Doing this is an essential part of any effective poverty reduction program in developing countries.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: Nancy Birdsall
Format: Working Papers biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Health, Poverty, Productivity, WP-305,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010748
https://publications.iadb.org/en/swimming-against-tide-strategies-improving-equity-health
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