Cost Sharing in the Social Sectors of Sub-Saharan Africa: Impact on the Poor

A.V. Adams and T. Hartnett

World Bank - Discussion Papers from World Bank

Abstract: This study reviews the African Region of the World Bank's current thinking on cost sharing and the poor as apllied in Sub-Saharan Africa. It inventories country experiences and Bank activities in cost sharing for education and health, reviews African experiences with the implementation of cost sharing, and assesses the lessons learned.

Keywords: POVERTY; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE ECONOMICS; AFRICA (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H50 H55 I30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 44 pages
Date: 1996
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