How Does the Composition of Public Spending Matter?

Public spending has effects which are complex to trace and difficult to quantify. But the composition of public expenditure has become the key instrument by which development agencies seek to promote economic development. In recent years, the development assistance to heavily indebted poor countries...

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Main Authors:	Paternostro, Stefano, Rajaram, Anand, Tiongson, Erwin R.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECTS ADVOCACY ALTERNATIVE POLICY INSTRUMENTS BASIC NEEDS BENEFIT ANALYSIS CAPITAL FORMATION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK DEBT DEBT RELIEF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ECONOMISTS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL BASIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EQUILIBRIUM EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURES EXTERNALITIES GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH STATUS HEAVILY INDEBTED POOR COUNTRIES HIPC HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME INEQUALITY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABOR FORCE LEARNING LIFE EXPECTANCY MARKET FAILURES NUTRITION POLICY INITIATIVES POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INTERVENTION PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF SERVICES RESEARCH AGENDA RESOURCE ALLOCATION SAFETY SAFETY NETS SANITATION SAVINGS SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL POLICIES STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUSTAINABLE POVERTY REDUCTION TAXATION TRADEOFFS WAGES WELFARE ECONOMICS WELFARE EFFECTS WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5717794/composition-public-spending-matter http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8964

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How Does the Composition of Public Spending Matter?

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