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  "title": "What Happens to Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs?",
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      "content": "- Title: What Happens to Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs?\n- Authors: Masahiro Nozaki, Benedict J. Clements, Sanjeev Gupta\n- Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 2011/015\n- Issue: 015\n- Volume: 2011\n- Pages: 19\n- Publication date: August 31, 2011\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781463935146.006\n- ISBN: 9781463935146\n- ISSN: 2617-6750\n- Stock No: SDNEA2011015"
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      "content": "- Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate.\n- These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience interested in economic policy issues.\n- This Web-only series replaced Staff Position Notes in January 2011."
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      "content": "- Subject: Education spending, Expenditure, Health, Health care spending, Total expenditures\n- Keywords: GDP, IMF staff calculation, percentage, program country, SDN, spending"
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    "Title: What Happens to Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs?",
    "Authors: Masahiro Nozaki, Benedict J. Clements, Sanjeev Gupta",
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