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  "title": "The Efficiency of Government Expenditure: Experiences From Africa",
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  "summary": "This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984-95, both in relation to each other and compared with countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.",
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      "heading": "Summary",
      "content": "- This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984-95, both in relation to each other and compared with countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.\n- The assessment further suggests that improvements in educational attainment and health output in African countries require more than just higher budgetary allocations."
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      "content": "- On average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.\n- Education and health spending in Africa became more efficient during the period 1984-95."
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      "content": "- Geography: Africa, with comparisons to Asia and the Western Hemisphere.\n- Time period covered: 1984-95.\n- Sectors analyzed: education and health government expenditure and output indicators.\n- Concepts and techniques referenced: efficiency, efficiency score, FDH analysis, production possibility frontier, output indicator, social indicators."
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      "content": "- Subject: Education, Education spending, Expenditure, Health, Health care spending\n- Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, country authorities, education, Education spending, efficiency, efficiency score, FDH analysis, government expenditure, government spending, health, Health care spending, output indicator, production possibility frontier, social indicators, West Africa, Western Hemisphere, WP\n\nIMF Working Papers — The Efficiency of Government Expenditure: Experiences From Africa (1997/153), November 1, 1997\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- The Efficiency of Government Expenditure: Experiences from Africa\n  - The Efficiency of Government Expenditure: Experiences from Africa (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - The Efficiency of Government Expenditure: Experiences from Africa (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/the-efficiency-of-government-expenditure-experiences-from-africa-2409"
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    "Authors: Keiko Honjo, Marijn Verhoeven, Sanjeev Gupta",
    "Published: November 1, 1997",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451922400.001",
    "This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984-95, both in relation to each other and compared with countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.",
    "The assessment further suggests that improvements in educational attainment and health output in African countries require more than just higher budgetary allocations.",
    "On average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.",
    "Education and health spending in Africa became more efficient during the period 1984-95.",
    "Geography: Africa, with comparisons to Asia and the Western Hemisphere.",
    "Time period covered: 1984-95.",
    "Sectors analyzed: education and health government expenditure and output indicators.",
    "Concepts and techniques referenced: efficiency, efficiency score, FDH analysis, production possibility frontier, output indicator, social indicators.",
    "Subject: Education, Education spending, Expenditure, Health, Health care spending",
    "Keywords: Africa, Asia and Pacific, country authorities, education, Education spending, efficiency, efficiency score, FDH analysis, government expenditure, government spending, health, Health care spending, output indicator, production possibility frontier, social indicators, West Africa, Western Hemisphere, WP",
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