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Inequalities in Health in Developing Countries: Swimming Against the Tide?

Inequalities in health have recently started to receive a good deal of attention in the developing world. But how large are they? An how large are the differences across countries? Recent data from a 42-country study, show large, but varying inequa...

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Main Author: Wagstaff, Adam
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C 2013
Subjects:
AID PROGRAMS
AVERAGE INCOME
AVERAGE INCOMES
COMPARATIVE STUDIES
CONSTANT ELASTICITY
CONSTANT PRICES
CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISONS
CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES
DEATHS
DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS
DECREASING FUNCTION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING WORLD
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DIFFERENCES IN INCOME
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DISEASE CONTROL
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EMPIRICAL REGULARITIES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH COSTS
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HOSPITAL CARE
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLDS
INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
INCOME ELASTICITY
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME LEVEL
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INFANT MORTALITY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LOW INCOMES
MALNUTRITION
MEDICAL CARE
MONEY INCOME
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
MORTALITY RATES
MOTHERS
NEGATIVE SIGN
NEGATIVE SLOPE
NUTRITION
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLICY MEASURES
POLICY RESEARCH
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PUBLIC SERVICES
RADIO
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
RURAL POPULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
INEQUITY
INCOME INEQUALITIES
PUBLIC HEALTH FINANCE
PUBLIC SPENDING
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
HEALTH POLICY
CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DECOMPOSITION METHOD
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1721477/inequalities-health-developing-countries-swimming-against-tide
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14858

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1721477/inequalities-health-developing-countries-swimming-against-tide
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14858

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