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Public Health and Education Spending in Ghana in 1992-98 : Issues of Equity and Efficiency

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dc.contributor.authorCanagarajah, Sudharshan
dc.contributor.authorYe, Xiao
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-26T14:55:59Z
dc.date.available2014-08-26T14:55:59Z
dc.date.issued2001-04
dc.description.abstractUsing primary data from the health and education ministries, and household survey data from the Ghana Statistical Service, the authors analyze equity, and efficiency issues in public spending on health, and education in Ghana in the 1990s. Public expenditures in the education sector, declined in the second half of the 1990s. Basic education enrollment has been stagnant, or declining in public schools, but increasing in private schools, resulting in a moderate increase in total enrollment. Regional disparities are significant, with lower public resource allocations, and lower enrollment ratios in the three poorest regions. The quality of basic education in public schools remains poor, while it has steadily improved in private schools. Enrollments in higher levels are lagging behind those in basic education. Ghana ranks high among West African countries in health indicators, although its health expenditures tend to favor the non-poor. While more of the rural population have gained access to health services in recent years, many still have limited access, or none. Moreover, there is no link between the pattern of public expenditures - especially the pattern of immunization across Ghana - and health outcomes. To ensure that social services are efficiently, and equitably delivered in a fiscally constrained economy, the authors argue, public expenditures need to be linked to outcomes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1089551/public-health-education-spending-ghana-1992-98-issues-equity-efficiency
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2579
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19663
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2579
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACADEMIC YEAR
dc.subjectADDITION
dc.subjectATTENDING SCHOOL
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
dc.subjectCLASSROOMS
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDRAWING
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION BUDGET
dc.subjectEDUCATION ENROLLMENTS
dc.subjectEDUCATION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEDUCATION INDICATORS
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subjectEDUCATION MATERIALS
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectEDUCATION SERVICES
dc.subjectEDUCATION STATISTICS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL NEEDS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATIO
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFIRST GRADE
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENERAL LITERACY
dc.subjectGER
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHIGH ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPROVING ACCESS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY RATE
dc.subjectLOW ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectMATHEMATICS
dc.subjectNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectOUTCOMES OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIMARY STUDENTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIMARY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectPUPILS
dc.subjectQUALIFIED TEACHERS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCHOOL FACILITIES
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY LEVEL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSOCIAL STUDIES
dc.subjectSPECIAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEACHER
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEACHING ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectTEACHING MATERIALS
dc.subjectTEACHING QUALITY
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUPE
dc.subjectUPPER PRIMARY
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectVOUCHERS
dc.titlePublic Health and Education Spending in Ghana in 1992-98 : Issues of Equity and Efficiencyen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titlePublic Health and Education Spending in Ghana in 1992–98: Issues of Equity and Efficiency
okr.date.disclosure2001-05-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:23:07.793182Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/04/1089551/public-health-education-spending-ghana-1992-98-issues-equity-efficiency
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid589901468749357994
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2579
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_01042509523051
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1089551
okr.identifier.reportWPS2579
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Public administration- Education
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Public administration- Health
okr.sectorEducation
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Health
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Other social protection and risk management
okr.themeHuman development :: Education for all
okr.themeHuman development :: Health system performance
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Public Health Promotion
okr.topicTeaching and Learning
okr.unitGhana Country Department, Country Director Groups; and Macroeconomics 1, Africa Technical Families
okr.volume1
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