Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia

Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia

The authors explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all of the country’s regions and woredas (local governments). Ethiopia is a remarkable case in which war, famine and chaos i...

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Main Authors: Faguet, Jean-Paul, Khan, Qaiser, Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
DECENTRALIZATION
EDUCATION
HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRENATAL CARE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/128791568874876991/Decentralization-s-Effects-on-Education-and-Health-Evidence-from-Ethiopia
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spelling okr-10986-324662021-05-25T09:28:00Z Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia Faguet, Jean-Paul Khan, Qaiser Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka DECENTRALIZATION EDUCATION HEALTH PUBLIC INVESTMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ENROLLMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION PRENATAL CARE The authors explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all of the country’s regions and woredas (local governments). Ethiopia is a remarkable case in which war, famine and chaos in the 1970s-1980s were followed by federalization, decentralization, rapid growth and dramatic improvements in human development. Did decentralization contribute to these successes? The authors use time series and panel data analyses to show that decentralization improved net enrollments in primary schools and access to antenatal care for pregnant women. The main channel appears to be institutional, not fiscal. The authors offer the database as an additional contribution. 2019-09-30T16:44:47Z 2019-09-30T16:44:47Z 2019-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/128791568874876991/Decentralization-s-Effects-on-Education-and-Health-Evidence-from-Ethiopia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32466 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper,no. 1934; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Ethiopia
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topic DECENTRALIZATION
EDUCATION
HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRENATAL CARE
spellingShingle DECENTRALIZATION
EDUCATION
HEALTH
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ENROLLMENT
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRENATAL CARE
Faguet, Jean-Paul
Khan, Qaiser
Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka
Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia
geographic_facet Africa
Ethiopia
relation Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper,no. 1934;
description The authors explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all of the country’s regions and woredas (local governments). Ethiopia is a remarkable case in which war, famine and chaos in the 1970s-1980s were followed by federalization, decentralization, rapid growth and dramatic improvements in human development. Did decentralization contribute to these successes? The authors use time series and panel data analyses to show that decentralization improved net enrollments in primary schools and access to antenatal care for pregnant women. The main channel appears to be institutional, not fiscal. The authors offer the database as an additional contribution.
format Working Paper
author Faguet, Jean-Paul
Khan, Qaiser
Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka
author_facet Faguet, Jean-Paul
Khan, Qaiser
Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka
author_sort Faguet, Jean-Paul
title Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia
title_short Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia
title_full Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia
title_fullStr Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Decentralization’s Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia
title_sort decentralization’s effects on education and health : evidence from ethiopia
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/128791568874876991/Decentralization-s-Effects-on-Education-and-Health-Evidence-from-Ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32466
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