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World Affairs Online
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Volume 32, Issue 2, p. 273-288
ISSN: 0305-750X
World Affairs Online
In: Development and cooperation: D+C, Issue 6, p. 4-5
ISSN: 0723-6980
For most people living in developing countries "health insurance" is an unknown word. It is generally assumed that, with the exception of the upper classes, people cannot afford such type of social protection. Studies by the Bonn-based Center for Development Research (ZEF) in rural areas of Africa and Asia provide a more differentiated picture. An example from Senegal shows how even the poor can protect themselves against illness. (D+C/DÜI)
World Affairs Online
In: Nord-Süd aktuell: Vierteljahreszeitschrift für Nord-Süd und Süd-Süd-Entwicklungen, Volume 12, Issue 4, p. 714-722
ISSN: 0933-1743
World Affairs Online
In: Arbeiten zur Agrarwirtschaft in Entwicklungsländern
World Affairs Online
In: Africa Spectrum, Volume 31, Issue 2, p. 119-136
ISSN: 0002-0397
Die Wirksamkeit sozialer Begleitmaßnahmen von Strukturanpassungsprogrammen und die Anpassungsstrategien städtischer Armer werden in Zusammenhang mit der Abwertung des F CFA am Beispiel der Cote d'Ivoire diskutiert. Diese währungspolitische Entscheidung wurde seit Anfang der 90er Jahre für das westafrikanische Land immer notwendiger, um der Tendenz sinkender Deviseneinnahmen entgegenzuwirken. Mit ihrer Umsetzung ergriff die Regierung vor allem Maßnahmen zum Schutz der städtischen Bevölkerungsgruppen. Am Beispiel des Gesundheitsbereichs und der Preisentwicklung bei Reis, Maniok und Kochbananen haben sich aber die Grenzen ihrer Politik gezeigt, insbesondere wurden unbeabsichtigte Begleiterscheinungen, Mängel bei der sachgerechten Umsetzung und Effektivität, Zielgenauigkeit und Kosten der Maßnahmen festgestellt. (DÜI-Wgm)
World Affairs Online
In: Development Centre studies
In Ländern mit schwachen staatlichen Institutionen nehmen informelle Institutionen und Regeln oft eine wichtige Stellung ein. Dazu gehören Familien- und Verwandschaftsstrukturen, Traditionen und soziale Normen. Wie können diese in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit genutzt werden, um zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung beizutragen? - Informal institutions - family and kinship structures, traditions, and social norms - not only matter for development, but they are often decisive factors in shaping policy outcomes in environments of weak states and poor governance structures. Based on concrete examples in the areas of gender equality, governance and private sector development, this book advocates a pragmatic way of dealing with informal institutions. Neither the "romantic preservationist" nor the "bulldozing moderniser" approach promises an adequate solution. Incorporating informal institutions in development strategies - whether by taking advantage of them in their existing state, by seeking to optimise their impact or by providing incentives to change them - will be instrumental in improving development outcomes, including achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
World Affairs Online
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Volume 32, Issue 2, p. 273-288
In: Neues Jahrbuch Dritte Welt, p. 103-118
In: Development Centre studies
World Affairs Online
In: Africa Spectrum, Volume 35, Issue 2, p. 193-210
ISSN: 0002-0397
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Volume 37, Issue 12, p. 1926-1934
In: International journal of public administration, Volume 30, Issue 8-9, p. 835-858
ISSN: 1532-4265
This study analyzes the effect of fiscal decentralization on health outcomes in China using a panel data set with nationwide county-level data. We find that counties in more fiscal decentralized provinces have lower infant mortality rates compared with those counties in which the provincial government retains the main spending authority, if certain conditions are met. Spending responsibilities at the local level need to be matched with county government?s own fiscal capacity. For those local governments that have only limited revenues, their ability to spend on local public goods such as health care depends crucially upon intergovernmental transfers. The findings of this study thereby support the common assertion that fiscal decentralization can indeed lead to more efficient production of local public goods, but also highlights the necessary conditions to make this happen.
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