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The pandemic was a brutal reminder of how crucial public health systems are, yet health budgets in developing economies are still underfunded. In this podcast, Center for Global Development fellow Sanjeev Gupta says greater revenue collection and improved budget execution would strengthen health systems and reduce the need for foreign assistance.
SANJEEV GUPTA
Health | December 2024
International initiatives must complement, not duplicate, national health strategies
VICTORIA FAN
Debt | September 2023
Putting a dollar figure on emission damages helps assess each country’s fair share of the climate burden
BENEDICT CLEMENTS
JIANHONG LIU
Expenditure | June 2021
Countries’ efforts to secure a more peaceful world could have a positive economic effect
SAIDA KHAMIDOVA
Macro-fiscal policy | Podcast
Covid-19 has left government budgets across the globe scrambling for revenues and having to reassess their tax and spending policies.
Digitalization | March 2018
Technology is reshaping how governments raise and spend money
MICHAEL KEEN
ALPA SHAH
GENEVIEVE VERDIER
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