The economics of faith-based service delivery
Subtitle: education and health services in Sub-Saharan Africa
By: Quentin Wodon
Series: Perspectives from social economics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781137381507
Subjects: Faith-based human services; Religious aspects; Economic development
Description: The book provides the first ever comprehensive empirical assessment of the role that faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) play in the supply of health care and education services in sub-Saharan Africa.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Faith, rational choice, and service delivery; title: Data and methodology; title: Ghana and Burkina Faso; title: Market share; title: Reach to the poor and vulnerable; title: Cost and funding; title: Satisfaction and preferences.