public expenditures

PUBLIC EXPENDITURES

Blog
July 10, 2020
Should low-income countries decentralize their COVID-19 responses?
Key social services are often neglected when government services are decentralized, especially when democratic institutions are weak or absent, research shows.
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Blog
December 8, 2016
Video: Statistics on Public Expenditures for Economic Development (SPEED)
Want to know more about our SPEED program? This 4 minutes video gives you a sense of what the Statistics
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Blog
October 17, 2016
Journal article: Big Numbers about Small Children: Estimating the Economic Benefits of Addressing Undernutrition
Different approaches have been used to estimate the economic benefits of reducing undernutrition and to estimate the costs of investing
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Blog
August 10, 2016
How is SPEED being applied in research?
Cross-posted from IFPRI Research Blog Public investment has gained importance in development in recent years. In the Malabo Declaration on
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Blog
July 11, 2016
Discussion paper: A systematic review of cross-country data initiatives on agricultural public expenditures in developing countries
One of the most important instruments that developing and transitioning countries possess to achieve the transformation of their economies through
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Blog
May 24, 2016
Bringing statistics on public expenditures up to SPEED: database and web tool updated
The Statistics on Public Expenditures for Economic Development, sporting a catchy acronym SPEED, is an open access database managed by
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January 12, 2016
Public expenditure in agriculture: trends, “black boxes”, and more
Sustainable growth and inclusive rural transformation require provision of key public goods and services, all of which cost money. Managing
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