Does fiscal decentralization improve health outcomes?
Subtitle: evidence from a cross-country analysis
By: David A. Robalino, Oscar F. Picazo, Albertus Voetberg.
Contributors: Picazo, Oscar F.; Voetberg, A.; World Bank. Africa Technical Families. Human Development 1.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2565; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2565.
Publisher: World Bank, Africa Technical families, Human Development 1
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Decentralization in government -- Health aspects -- Econometric models.; Medical care -- Finance -- Econometric models.; Local finance -- Health aspects -- Econometric models.; Expenditures, Public -- Health aspects -- Econometric models.; Infants -- Mortality -- Econometric models.; Mortality -- Econometric models.
Genres: Econometric models.
Description: Greater fiscal decentralization is consistently associated with lower mortality rates. And its positive effects on infant mortality are greater in institutional environments that promote political rights.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-14).
Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 17, 2002.
"March 2001"--Cover.
Also available in print.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.