## A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending: Case Studies

_Policy Papers, June 14, 2019_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 14, 2019
- Series: Policy Papers
- Volume: 2019
- Issue: 018
- Pages: 76
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498318921.007
- Stock No: PPEA2019018
- ISBN: 9781498318921
- ISSN: 2663-3493

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### Summary
- This paper uses case studies to explore the nature and extent of past IMF engagement on social spending issues and to draw lessons for future engagement.
- Publication date: June 14, 2019.
- Format available: Download PDF; More formats on IMF eLibrary; Order a Print Copy.

### Major themes and focus areas
- Uses case studies to assess IMF engagement on social spending.
- Aims to draw lessons to inform future IMF engagement on social spending issues.

### Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Education, Expenditure, Fiscal policy, Fiscal sustainability, Health care spending, Labor, Pension spending, Social assistance spending
- Keywords: Africa, fiscal policy, Fiscal sustainability, Health care spending, IMF engagement, IMF Policy, IMF staff, IMF-supported program, Pension spending, Policy advice, PP, public spending, Social assistance spending, spending efficiency

### Citation (as presented on the page)
- International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept., International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, &, and Review Department. "A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending: Case Studies", Policy Papers 2019, 018 (2019), accessed 9/17/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498318921.007

*Source: A Strategy for IMF Engagement on Social Spending: Case Studies (Policy Paper No. 2019/018), International Monetary Fund.*

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