Fungibility and the impact of development assistance: Evidence from Vietnam's health sector

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-73

  Wagstaff, Adam ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Foreign aid; Fungibility; Impact evaluation

Indexed keywords

CHILD MORTALITY; DEVELOPMENT AID; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; HEALTH CARE; INTERNATIONAL AID; PUBLIC SPENDING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WORLD BANK;

VIET NAM;

EID: 77957782815     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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