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Impact of Sectoral Allocation of Foreign Aid on Gender equity and Human Development

Lynda Pickbourn and Léonce Ndikumana

No wp-2013-066, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: While developing countries have made some progress in achieving human development since the turn of the century, many are still lagging behind in important human development goals such as education, health, nutrition and access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation. Moreover, gender equity remains a major challenge in most countries.

Keywords: Economic assistance and foreign aid; Econometric models (Economic development); Public expenditures; Public goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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