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Challenges to MDG Achievement in Low Income Countries : Lessons from Ghana and Honduras

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dc.contributor.authorBussolo, Maurizio
dc.contributor.authorMedvedev, Denis
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-08T17:19:00Z
dc.date.available2012-06-08T17:19:00Z
dc.date.issued2007-11
dc.description.abstractThis paper summarizes the policy lessons from applications of the Maquette for MDG Simulations (MAMS) model to two low income countries: Ghana and Honduras. Results show that costs of MDGs achievement could reach 10-13 percent of GDP by 2015, although, given the observed low productivity in the provision of social services, significant savings may be realized by improving efficiency. Sources of financing also matter: foreign aid inflows can reduce international competitiveness through real exchange appreciation, while domestic financing can crowd out the private sector and slow poverty reduction. Spending a large share of a fixed budget on growth-enhancing infrastructure may mean sacrificing some human development, even if higher growth is usually associated with lower costs of social services. The pursuit of MDGs increases demand for skills: while this encourages higher educational attainments, in the short term this could lead to increased income inequality and a lower poverty elasticity of growth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8665513/challenges-mdg-achievement-low-income-countries-lessons-ghana-honduras
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4383
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7544
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4383
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO SAFE WATER
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGGREGATE COSTS
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectANNUAL WAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectBASELINE SCENARIO
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBOND
dc.subjectBOND ISSUES
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectBUDGET ENVELOPE
dc.subjectCAPITAL SPENDING
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectCOMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTION
dc.subjectCONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectCOST ESTIMATES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY SPECIFIC
dc.subjectCURRENT PRICES
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEBT SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC BORROWING
dc.subjectEARNINGS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC SHOCKS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SPENDING
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL SERVICES
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL LITERATURE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectESTIMATED ELASTICITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXTERNAL DEBT
dc.subjectFISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN BORROWING
dc.subjectFOREIGN CURRENCY
dc.subjectFOREIGN GRANTS
dc.subjectFUTURE GROWTH
dc.subjectFUTURE INCOME
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectGROWTH COMPONENT
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY OUTCOMES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINTEREST PAYMENTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
dc.subjectINVESTING
dc.subjectKIDS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLOCAL CURRENCY
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectMALARIA
dc.subjectMARGINAL RETURNS
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMATH
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DECLARATION
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY ALTERNATIVES
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROUPS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC BUDGET
dc.subjectPUBLIC CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY NETS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectRATES OF GROWTH
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectRESOURCE NEEDS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISING DEMAND
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSCHOOL AGE
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSLUM DWELLERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectSPILLOVER EFFECTS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAX RATE
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL COST
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTOTAL PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAGE
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.titleChallenges to MDG Achievement in Low Income Countries : Lessons from Ghana and Hondurasen
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryHonduras
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Analysis and Management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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