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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Year of publication:	1995-05
Authors:	Birdsall, Nancy ; Hecht, Robert
Institutions:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subject:	Health \| Poverty \| Productivity \| WP-305

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IDB Publications (Working Papers).
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Working Paper Series; 305 Number 5720
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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