Efficiency of Public Spending in Developing Countries : An Efficiency Frontier Approach

Efficiency of Public Spending in Developing Countries : An Efficiency Frontier Approach

Government spending in developing countries typically account for between 15 and 30 percent of GDP. Hence, small changes in the efficiency of public spending could have a major impact on GDP and on the attainment of the government's objectives. The first challenge that stakeholders face is meas...

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Main Authors: Herrera, Santiago, Pang, Gaobo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADDITION
ADULT LITERACY
ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY
BUDGETING
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
DEBT
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DIPHTHERIA
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
ENROLLMENT
ENROLLMENT RATES
EXPENDITURES
FEASIBILITY
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH SERVICES
HOSPITALS
IMMUNIZATION
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INPUT PRICES
INPUT USE
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
LEARNING
LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LITERACY
LITERATURE
MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING
MATHEMATICS
MEASLES
MIDDLE EASTERN
NER
NORTH AFRICA
OIL
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
READING
RETURNS TO SCALE
SCHOOLS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
WAGES
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5863405/efficiency-public-spending-developing-countries-efficiency-frontier-approach
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8325

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5863405/efficiency-public-spending-developing-countries-efficiency-frontier-approach
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8325

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