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Fiscal policy instruments and the political economy of designing programs to reach the poorest

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  • Ahmad, Ehtisham, 2009. "Fiscal policy instruments and the political economy of designing programs to reach the poorest," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 38344, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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    1. Ehtisham Ahmad & Leo Martinez, 2004. "On the Design and Effectiveness of Targeted Expenditure Programs," International Center for Public Policy Working Paper Series, at AYSPS, GSU paper0418, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University.
    2. J. Svensson, 1999. "Aid, Growth and Democracy," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(3), pages 275-297, November.
    3. Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad & Mr. Leonardo Martinez, 2004. "On the Design and Effectiveness of Targeted Expenditure Programs," IMF Working Papers 2004/220, International Monetary Fund.
    4. Ben Lockwood, 2006. "The Political Economy of Decentralization," Chapters, in: Ehtisham Ahmad & Giorgio Brosio (ed.), Handbook of Fiscal Federalism, chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Paul Bernd Spahn, 2006. "Contract Federalism," Chapters, in: Ehtisham Ahmad & Giorgio Brosio (ed.), Handbook of Fiscal Federalism, chapter 7, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    6. Pranab Bardhan & Dilip Mookherjee (ed.), 2006. "Decentralization and Local Governance in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262524546, December.
    7. Ehtisham Ahmad & Maria Albino-War & Raju Singh, 2006. "Subnational Public Financial Management: Institutions and Macroeconomic Considerations," Chapters, in: Ehtisham Ahmad & Giorgio Brosio (ed.), Handbook of Fiscal Federalism, chapter 16, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    8. Mr. Ping Zhang & Mr. Eivind Tandberg & Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad, 2002. "On National or Supranational Objectives: Improving the Effectiveness of Targeted Expenditure Programs," IMF Working Papers 2002/209, International Monetary Fund.
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    Keywords

    Millennium Development Goals; MDGs; poverty; poor; fiscal policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East

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