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

ISBN-13: 9780199242191 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 320 str.

Germano M. Mwabu; Cecilia Ugaz; Gordon White

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Often such collections suffer from weak and arbitrarily chosen analytical frameworks, unevenness in addressing key analytical and policy questions, and a general lack of coherence. This volume is a refreshing exception, and makes an important contribution to the development literature.

O autorze

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.