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The benefit-incidence of public spending: the Caribbean experience

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    (Department of Economics, Long Island University, USA)

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This paper shows that public spending on basic services, to wit, primary and secondary education and basic health care benefit the poor; while the non-poor are the principal beneficiaries of tertiary and education subsidies and hospital spending. The evidence also shows that expenditures on infrastructure spending in the Caribbean benefit the non-poor disproportionately more than the poor. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • John Gafar, 2006. "The benefit-incidence of public spending: the Caribbean experience," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 18(4), pages 449-468.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:18:y:2006:i:4:p:449-468
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.1233
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