Dominance Testing of Social Sector Expenditures and Taxes in Africa /

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 resources to the poor. The paper finds that social services are poorly targeted. Among the...

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Opis bibliograficzny
1. autor: Sahn, David
Kolejni autorzy: Younger, Stephen
Format: Czasopismo
Język:English
Wydane: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999.
Seria:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1999/172
Dostęp online:Full text available on IMF