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How Pro-poor and Progressive is Social Spending in Zambia?

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dc.contributor.authorCuesta, Jose
dc.contributor.authorKabaso, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorSuarez-Becerra, Pablo
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27T07:44:44Z
dc.date.available2012-04-27T07:44:44Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the distributional effect of public spending in Zambia using the most recent data from the 2010 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey. The analysis focuses on both the "traditional" social sectors, such as education and public healthcare, as well as other spending areas less thoroughly studied, such as agricultural support programs. Ultimately, this benefit incidence analysis addresses the extent to which spending is pro-poor and progressive; that is, it primarily benefits the poor and does so at an increasing rate as welfare levels decrease. The results indicate that overall public education spending in Zambia is neither pro-poor nor progressive, but while this is true for the system as a whole it is not true for all of its parts. The net unitary benefits of primary and secondary education are clearly both pro-poor and progressive. However, their progressivity is ultimately outweighed by the extreme concentration of tertiary education benefits among the wealthiest members of Zambian society. Health spending is also regressive and not pro-poor. Although unitary net benefits are slightly progressive, unequal access remains the key constraint. In contrast, the benefits of agricultural-input subsidy programs follow a somewhat progressive pattern (for each beneficiary in the top quintile there are almost two beneficiaries in the poorest quintile) but clearly suffer from targeting problems. Consequently, without better-designed and more conscientiously implemented targeting mechanisms, public spending on health, education, and fertilizers will not be able to further the government's larger objectives for pro-poor and progressive development policy.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16239557/pro-poor-progressive-social-spending-zambia
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6052
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6054
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 6052
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectANNUAL BUDGET
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBENEFICIARIES
dc.subjectBENEFIT -INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBENEFIT INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBENEFIT-INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectBUDGET ALLOCATIONS
dc.subjectBULLETIN
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOOP
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectCOOPS
dc.subjectCREDIT PROGRAM
dc.subjectDATA REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR SERVICES
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISABLED
dc.subjectDISASTERS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATION ACCESS
dc.subjectEDUCATION BUDGET
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATION SPENDING
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectEQUITABLE ACCESS
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE DATA
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL REPORTS
dc.subjectFISCAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectFISCAL COST
dc.subjectFISCAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICIES
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectHEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subjectHEALTH INFORMATION
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICY
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH SPENDING
dc.subjectHEALTH-SECTOR
dc.subjectHEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHOSPITAL
dc.subjectHOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPACITY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME CATEGORY
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectLEVELS OF PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectLIFE EXPECTANCY
dc.subjectLIMITED ACCESS
dc.subjectLIVE BIRTHS
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectLOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectMEDICAL SUPPLIES
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF FINANCE
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
dc.subjectNATIONAL PLANNING
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNEWBORN
dc.subjectNURSING
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectOUTREACH
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE REVIEW
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL HOSPITALS
dc.subjectPROVINCIAL LEVEL
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FACILITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC FACILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTHCARE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVISION
dc.subjectPUBLIC PROVISION OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING PATTERNS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WELFARE
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectREPAYMENT
dc.subjectREVENUE SOURCES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL FEES
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECTOR EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTORS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX COLLECTION
dc.subjectTAX REVENUES
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectTOTAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectTOTAL SPENDING
dc.subjectTUITION
dc.subjectUNEQUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectUNION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVOUCHERS
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWELFARE BENEFITS
dc.subjectWELFARE LEVEL
dc.titleHow Pro-poor and Progressive is Social Spending in Zambia?en
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okr.crossref.titleHow Pro-Poor and Progressive is Social Spending in Zambia?
okr.date.disclosure2012-04-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:21:41.350936Z
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16239557/pro-poor-progressive-social-spending-zambia
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid196161468334782338
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6052
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryZambia
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth Systems Development and Reform
okr.topicPublic Sector Expenditure Policy
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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