Corruption and the Provision of Health Care and Education Services
June 1, 2000
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Summary
Government intervention to correct market failures is often accompanied by government failures and corruption. This is no more evident than in social sectors that are characterized by significant market failures and government intervention. However, the impact of corruption on the public provision of social services has not been analyzed. This paper reviews the relevant theoretical models and users’ perceptions of corruption in the public provision of social services. It then provides evidence that reducing corruption can result in significant social gains as measured by decreases in child and infant mortality rates, percent of low-birthweight babies, and primary school dropout rates.
Subject: Civil service, Corruption, Crime, Education, Health, Health care, Labor
Keywords: child mortality, Civil service, Corruption, country, dropout rate, education, Global, health care, high-corruption country, mortality rate, public provision, simple regression, standard deviation, WP
Pages:
32
Volume:
2000
DOI:
Issue:
116
Series:
Working Paper No. 2000/116
Stock No:
WPIEA1162000
ISBN:
9781451853926
ISSN:
1018-5941
