Public social spending in Africa : do the poor benefit?

摘要: Education and health care are basic services essential in any effort to combat poverty often subsidized with public funds help achieve that purpose. This paper examines the effectiveness of social spending on education several African countries finds these programs favor not poor, but those who better-off. It concludes this targeting problem cannot be solved simply by adjusting subsidy program. The constraints prevent poor from taking advantage must also addressed if subsidies effective. Measuring benefits publicly provided goods individuals is a matter longstanding concern economics literature. For market-based services, prices consumers pay can taken as reflecting underlying values used yield measures welfare compared across over time.