Implications of the external debt-servicing constraint for public health expenditure in sub-saharan Africa

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-377

  Fosu, Augustin Kwasi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID; DEBT; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SPENDING;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56549116660     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: 14699966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810802455112     Document Type: Article

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