Subnational Health Spending and Soft Budget Constraints in OECD Countries /

Government spending on health has grown as a percent of GDP over the last 40 years in industrialized countries. Widespread decentralization of healthcare systems has often accompanied this increase in spending. In this paper, we explore the effect of soft budget constraints on subnational health spe...

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Hovedforfatter: Crivelli, Ernesto
Andre forfattere: Leive, Adam, Stratmann, Thomas
Format: Tidsskrift
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Serier:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/147
Online adgang:Full text available on IMF
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