The Ghanaian economy has been on an upward trajectory over the past three decades, yet
a number of challenges bedevil growth, redistribution and sustainability. After 56 years of …

Though public subsidisation of many social and economic services is a common feature of
most countries of the world, of late with increasing budgetary constraints, many began …

This paper studies the links between public spending, governance, and outcomes. We
examine the role of governance–measured by the level of corruption and the quality of …

Social sectors in an economy are often characterized by market failures. To correct such
failures, governments intervene through the public provision, financing, and regulation of …

Background The total health expenditure (as a percentage of GDP) and health outcomes in
the region of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and Association …

This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 37
countries in Africa in 1984–1995, both in relation to each other and compared with countries …

This paper provides econometric evidence linking African countries' per capita total as well
as government health expenditures and per capita income to two health outcomes: infant …

The paper examines the effect of aid on poverty, rather than on economic growth. We devise
a 'pro‐poor (public) expenditure index', and present evidence that, together with inequality …

The impact of public education expenditure on human capital, the supply of different labor
skills, and its macroeconomic and distributional consequences is appraised within a …

This paper uses new cross‐country data to assess the relationship between public spending
on health care and the health status of the poor. Data are drawn from two sources:(i) existing …