Determinants of government efficiency

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1527-1542

  Hauner, David ^a   Kyobe, Annette ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Expenditure efficiency; Fiscal policy; Institutions; Public sector performance

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; EXPENDITURE; FISCAL POLICY; GOVERNMENT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PANEL DATA; PUBLIC SECTOR; STATE ROLE;

EID: 77957305871     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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