Costa Rica : Social Spending and the Poor, Volume 1. Summary of Issues and Recommendations with Executive Summary

Costa Rica : Social Spending and the Poor, Volume 1. Summary of Issues and Recommendations with Executive Summary

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:
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
BUDGET ALLOCATIONS
CASH TRANSFERS
CURRENCY UNIT
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
DISABILITIES
ECONOMIC CONTEXT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPENDITURE REVIEW
EXTREME POVERTY
FAMILIES
FOOD SUBSIDIES
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PROGRAMS
HEALTH STATUS
HOSPITALIZATION
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HOUSING
HOUSING SUBSIDIES
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ILLITERACY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME QUINTILES
INCOME SUPPORT
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LAWS
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVING STANDARDS
MALNUTRITION
MENTAL ILLNESS
MORTALITY
MOTHERS
NON-POOR CHILDREN
NUTRITION
OLD AGE
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
PARENTS
PATIENTS
PENSION SYSTEM
POLICY MAKING
POLICY OPTIONS
POOR
POOR CHILDREN
POOR GROUP
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR PEOPLE
POPULATION GROUPS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY LEVEL
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIORITY ACTIONS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC POLICIES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC SPENDING
REAL TERMS
RECURRENT EXPENDITURES
REDUCING POVERTY
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RURAL AREAS
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS
SAVINGS
SCHOOL FEEDING
SCHOOL SYSTEM
SCHOOLS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SIBLINGS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
SOCIAL CONTEXT
SOCIAL INDICATORS
SOCIAL POLICIES
SOCIAL POLICY
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
SOCIAL PROTECTION
SOCIAL SECTORS
SOCIAL SECURITY
SOCIAL SERVICES
SOCIAL SKILLS
SOCIAL SPENDING
SURGERY
TARGETING
TAXATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
URBAN RESIDENTS
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
VULNERABLE GROUPS
WASTE
WORKERS SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT
EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY
BASIC EDUCATION
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
POVERTY INCIDENCE
FISCAL PRESSURES
TARGETED ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
WELFARE ECONOMICS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POLICY FRAMEWORK
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2074102/costa-rica-social-spending-poor-vol-1-4-summary-issues-recommendations-executive-summary
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15330

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