Public Spending, Governance and Child Health Outcomes: Revisitiing the Links

• Main Authors: Hu, Bingjie, Mendoza, Ronald U
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2010
• Subjects: business cycle; governance; social spending; fiscal space; countercyclical fiscal policy; Health Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/145; https://origin.web.fordham.edu/images/academics/programs/iped/spending_health_4-16-2010.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper examines the empirical determinants of child health in developing countries and how public policy may interact with these. It provides a critical review of previous studies on determinants of child health, as measured by infant and child mortality in developing countries. Then it seeks to...