Public sector efficiency, foreign aid and small island developing states

Journal of International Development

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 526-546

  Feeny, Simon ^a   Rogers, Mark ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Life expectancy; Public sector expenditures; School enrolments

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPENDITURE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AID; PANEL DATA; PUBLIC SECTOR; STOCHASTICITY;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 45149121134     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1475     Document Type: Article

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