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Disparities in Public Service Provision in Niger: Cross-District Evidence on Access to Primary Schools and Healthcare

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M ainardi S. Disparities in public service provision in Niger: cross-district evidence on access to primary schools and healthcare, Regional Studies . Depending on sector characteristics and infrastructure needs, marginal benefit incidence theory envisages that geographical disparities within a developing country may decline in some sectors, and persist or widen in others. In this study Tobit models with/without eligibility and spatial effects suggest mixed evidence for access to primary schools and healthcare across districts in Niger. With strict eligibility thresholds, these effects are relatively more relevant for healthcare. Once local population is accounted for, intermediate and southern zones of the country systematically lag behind northern districts in school access improvements. Both sectors register autonomous gains for worse-off districts. However, hardly any additional gain is found to accrue to these districts compared with districts targeted randomly after controlling for demographic and environmental features. In practice, this highlights the need to strengthen social service delivery and better target poverty in poorer districts.

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  • Stefano Mainardi, 2015. "Disparities in Public Service Provision in Niger: Cross-District Evidence on Access to Primary Schools and Healthcare," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(12), pages 2017-2036, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:49:y:2015:i:12:p:2017-2036
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.890705
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