The paper addresses one of the key features and expectations of thePRGF: are budgets more pro-poo... more The paper addresses one of the key features and expectations of thePRGF: are budgets more pro-poor and pro-growth? Relying on abundant data gatheredfrom numerous countries, the authors show that indeed the composition of bothbudgeted and actual public spending is shifting towards poverty-reducing activities incountries with a PRGF program. In particular, the paper shows that countries areallocating more to education and
The paper addresses one of the key features and expectations of thePRGF: are budgets more pro-poo... more The paper addresses one of the key features and expectations of thePRGF: are budgets more pro-poor and pro-growth? Relying on abundant data gatheredfrom numerous countries, the authors show that indeed the composition of bothbudgeted and actual public spending is shifting towards poverty-reducing activities incountries with a PRGF program. In particular, the paper shows that countries areallocating more to education and
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