David E. Sahn
Public expenditures in sub-Saharan Africa during a period of economic reforms
Cornell University
public expenditure restraint direct means reducing balanceofpayments budget deficits consequently key aspect macroeconomic adjustment programs results study indicate steady increase total central government social services spending 19771989 subsaharan africa growth population however contributed overall erosion per capita expenditures total government expenditures share gdp stable past decade declined net interest repayments represent increasingly large share total spending analysis spending three years donorfinanced adjustment programs began reveals pattern increase decrease real levels total social sector expenditures social sector spending share total expenditures elasticities health education spending respect gdp found greater unity recent years indicating countries develop social spending constitute larger share gdp