Costa Rica : Social Spending and the Poor, Volume 2. Social Sector Performance in the 90's - Facing the Challenges

Costa Rica : Social Spending and the Poor, Volume 2. Social Sector Performance in the 90's - Facing the Challenges

The report reviews the substantial progress Costa Rica made over the past decade in reducing poverty and improving social indicators. However, while economic growth certainly reduced poverty rates, the country's recent experience shows that re...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Social Protection Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADOLESCENTS ADVERSE SELECTION AGE GROUPS BASIC EDUCATION CHILD DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CURRENCY UNIT CURRICULUM DATA AVAILABILITY DATA QUALITY DECENTRALIZATION DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS DISEASES DISTANCE EDUCATION DROPOUT RATES EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION LEVEL EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUSION ERRORS EXPENDITURE REVIEW EXPENDITURES FAMILY PLANNING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FIRST GRADE GENDER GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH NEEDS HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMPROVED ACCESS INCOME INCOME COUNTRIES INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME LEVEL INCOME QUINTILES INFANT MORTALITY INFANT NUTRITION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSURANCE LABOR MARKET LEARNING LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING CONDITIONS LONG TERM MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MEDICAL CARE MEDICAL SERVICES MONITORING SYSTEM MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL LEVEL NUTRITION NUTRITION PROGRAMS PATIENTS PENSION SYSTEM PHYSICIANS POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MEASURES POLICY OPTIONS POOR PEOPLE POVERTY LEVEL POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY PROFILE PREGNANCY PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION PRIORITY AREAS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTORS PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL TERMS REDUCING POVERTY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION RISK GROUPS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL DROPOUTS SCHOOL GRADUATES SCHOOLS SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXPENDITURES SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL REFORMS TEACHER TRAINING TEACHERS TEACHING TECHNICAL SUPPORT TIME FRAME VULNERABLE GROUPS WASTE WORKERS YOUTH SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PUBLIC SPENDING EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY POVERTY INCIDENCE FISCAL PRESSURES TARGETED ASSISTANCE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WELFARE ECONOMICS POVERTY ANALYSIS POLICY FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2074103/costa-rica-social-spending-poor-vol-2-2-social-sector-performance-90s-facing-challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15329

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2074103/costa-rica-social-spending-poor-vol-2-2-social-sector-performance-90s-facing-challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15329