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  "title": "A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending",
  "publication": "Policy Papers, June 14, 2019",
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  "summary": "Interest in social spending issues has intensified over the last decade. This reflects concerns about rising inequality and the need to support vulnerable groups, especially in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.",
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      "heading": "Summary and Context",
      "content": "- Interest in social spending issues has intensified over the last decade.\n- This reflects concerns about rising inequality and the need to support vulnerable groups, especially in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.\n- The Fund has increased its engagement on social spending issues.\n- This paper outlines a strategy to guide IMF engagement on social spending issues going forward."
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      "heading": "Major Themes and Subject Areas",
      "content": "- Economic growth\n- Education spending\n- Expenditure\n- Health care spending\n- Inclusive growth\n- Income inequality\n- National accounts\n- Social assistance spending"
    },
    {
      "heading": "Keywords and Focus Areas",
      "content": "- Education spending\n- effectiveness\n- engagement on Social Spending\n- financing constraint\n- fund\n- Global\n- Health care spending\n- IMF engagement\n- IMF Executive Board Supports New Strategy for engagement\n- IMF surveillance\n- Inclusive growth\n- Income inequality\n- policy trade-off\n- program policy advice\n- Social assistance spending\n- social spending\n- spending\n- spending issue\n- Spending strategy"
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      "content": "- Publication title: A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending\n- Publication date: June 14, 2019\n- Pages: 56\n- Volume: 2019\n- Issue: 016\n- Series: Policy Paper No. 2019/016\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498318884.007\n- Stock No: PPEA2019016\n- ISBN: 9781498318884\n- ISSN: 2663-3493\n- Also available in العربية, русский, 中文, español, français, 日本語\n- Format: PDF available for download; print copy available to order\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept., International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, &, and Review Department. \"A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending\", Policy Papers 2019, 016 (2019).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Policy Paper\n  - Policy Paper (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Policy Paper (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/policy-papers/issues/2019/06/10/a-strategy-for-imf-engagement-on-social-spending-46975"
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