Social Provision in Low-Income Countries : New Patterns and Emerging Trends

Mwabu, Germano M. (EDT); Ugaz, Cecilia (EDT); White, Gordon (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0199242194 / ISBN 13: 9780199242191

Published by Oxford University Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Provision in Low-Income Countries : New Patterns and Emerging Trends
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199242194
• ISBN 13: 9780199242191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This volume analyzes the merits and limitations of both welfarist and neoliberal approaches to the provision of key social services in terms of the outcomes and sustainability of the two approaches. It proposes an alternative model of social provision, characterized by multiplicity in service delivery and financing. The strengths of this new approach are illustrated with case studies from Chile, China, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

About the Author

Germano Mwabu is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Nairobi. Cecilia Ugaz is Research Fellow at UNU/WIDER, Helsinki, Finland. Before his death, Gordon White was Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.