Holdings: Costa Rica - Social Spending and the Poor

Costa Rica - Social Spending and the Poor

In social protection, Costa Rica has a well-established social assistance network to protect vulnerable groups, but it does not adequately reach the very poor. Costa Rica is not likely to be able to rely on favorable economic conditions to reverse...

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Main Authors:	Ribe, Helena, Víquez, Roxana
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES AGED CASH TRANSFERS CHILD CARE COST-EFFECTIVENESS COSTS DEBT DISEASES DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC GROWTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS ELDERLY EQUITY EVALUATION EXISTING RESOURCES EXPENDITURES EXTREME POVERTY EXTREMELY POOR PEOPLE FAMILY MEMBERS FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES FINANCING FOOD PROGRAMS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS HEALTH CONDITIONS HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH PROGRAMS HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH SYSTEMS HOSPITALIZATION HOSPITALIZATION COSTS HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILL HEALTH ILLITERACY IMPLEMENTATION INCENTIVES INCOME INCOME POVERTY INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFORMATION SYSTEMS INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE LAWS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS MEASUREMENT MEASURES MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MODERNIZATION NUMBER OF PEOPLE PATIENTS PENSIONS POLICY POOR POOR CHILDREN POOR FAMILIES POPULATION POPULATIONS POVERTY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY IMPROVEMENT RURAL RURAL AREAS SAVINGS SECONDARY EDUCATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING STUDENTS SURGERY TARGETING TARGETING MECHANISMS TRAINING TRANSPORTATION UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE GROUPS WOMEN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/12050176/costa-rica-social-spending-poor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10372

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/11/12050176/costa-rica-social-spending-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10372

Costa Rica - Social Spending and the Poor

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