Subnational health spending and soft budget constraints in OECD countries /

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Author / Creator:	Crivelli, Ernesto, author.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2010.
Description:	1 online resource (26 pages) : color illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	IMF working paper ; WP/10/147 IMF working paper ; WP/10/147.
Subject:	Medical care -- OECD countries. Subnational governments -- OECD countries. Expenditures, Public. Medical care. Subnational governments. OECD countries -- Appropriations and expenditures. OECD countries. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12495909

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Other authors / contributors:	Leive, Adam, author. Stratmann, Thomas, author. International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Department, issuing body.
ISBN:	1455200514 9781455200511 9781455224319 1455224316 1282846191 9781282846197 1462369863 9781462369867 9786612846199 6612846194 1455201308 9781455201303
ISSN:	2227-8885
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	Government spending on health has grown as a percent of GDP over the last 40 years in industrialized countries. Widespread decentralization of healthcare systems has often accompanied this increase in spending. In this paper, we explore the effect of soft budget constraints on subnational health spending in a sample of OECD countries. We find countries where subnational governments rely primarily on central government financing and enjoy large borrowing autonomy have higher healthcare spending than those with more restrictions on subnational government borrowing.
Other form:	Print Version: 9781455200511
Standard no.:	10.5089/9781455200511.001

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