Excluding the Rural Population : The Impact of Public Expenditure on Child Malnutrition in Peru

Why is the urban–rural gap in child malnutrition increasing in Peru despite government efforts to improve the provision of public services? To answer this question, the impact of regional public expenditure in Peru on young children's nutritional outcomes is examined. To account for policy endo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gajate-Garrido, Gissele
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24196