Leakage of Public Resources in the Health Sector : An Empirical Investigation of Chad

In the public sector in developing countries, leakage of public resources could prove detrimental to users and affect the well-being of the population. This paper empirically examines the importance of leakage of government resources in the health...

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Main Authors:	Gauthier, Bernard, Wane, Waly
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADULT ILLITERACY ALLOCATING PUBLIC RESOURCES ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES AMBULANCE BEDS BENEFICIARIES BUDGET DOES BUDGET INFORMATION BUDGET STRUCTURE BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUDGETARY EXPENDITURES BUDGETARY RESOURCES CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CENTRAL BUDGET CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATE CIVIL WAR CLINICS CROWDING DATA COLLECTION DEATHS DELIVERY OF HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERY SYSTEM DEMAND FOR HEALTH DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE DEMOCRACY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DOCTORS DRUGS ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMIC REVIEW ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND ELASTICITY OF DEMAND FOR HEALTH CARE ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE LEVEL EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON HEALTH FINANCIAL INFORMATION FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL SUPPORT GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT SPENDING HEALTH ADMINISTRATION HEALTH CARE CENTERS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH IMPACT HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH PROBLEMS HEALTH PROVIDERS HEALTH RESOURCES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS HEALTH SERVICE PROVISION HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HEALTH WORKERS HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN POVERTY HUMAN RESOURCES ILLITERACY RATE IMPACT ON HEALTH INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INFECTIOUS DISEASES INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INVESTMENT BUDGET LABOR FORCE LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH LIVE BIRTHS LOCAL CAPACITY LOCAL HEALTH CENTERS MALARIA MARGINAL EFFECTS MATERIAL RESOURCES MEDICAL COSTS MEDICAL PRODUCTS MEDICINES MIDWIVES MINISTRY OF HEALTH MISMANAGEMENT MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL BUDGET NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES NURSES OPERATING EXPENDITURES PATIENT PATIENTS PERSONNEL EXPENDITURES PHARMACIES PHARMACY POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL INSTABILITY POOR PEOPLE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE DATA PRICE ELASTICITY PRIMARY CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE CLINICS PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY PROGRESS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE SYSTEM PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH CARE PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SUPPORT PUBLIC WORKS QUANTITATIVE SERVICE DELIVERY RECURRENT EXPENDITURES REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE USE RESPECT RURAL AREAS SANITARY FACILITIES SERVICE ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE FACILITIES SERVICE QUALITY SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SECTORS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TRANSPORTATION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS USER FEES VACCINES WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/8283414/leakage-public-resources-health-sector-empirical-investigation-chad http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7301