The impact of IMF conditionality on government health expenditure: A cross-national analysis of 16 West African nations

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• 作者：Thomas Stubbs^a ; ^b ; ^{ths27@cam.ac.uk} ; Alexander Kentikelenis^c ; ^d ; David Stuckler^c ; Martin McKee^e ; Lawrence King^a
• 关键词：Health systems ; International Monetary Fund ; West Africa ; Health expenditures ; Universal health coverage
• 刊名：Social Science & Medicine
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：174
• 期：Complete
• 页码：220-227
• 全文大小：580 K
• 卷排序：174

文摘

Relationship between IMF policy reforms and government health spending examined. IMF policy reforms reduce fiscal space for investment in health. IMF policy reforms limit staff expansion of doctors and nurses. IMF policy reforms create budget execution challenges in health systems. Each extra binding IMF policy reform reduces health spending per capita by 0.248%.