The paper analyzes in detail one of the ways to reduce the problem of recurrent expenditure in social sector services - that of raising user charges. When low user charges and limits on the government budget cause an excess demand for a service, one of two things must happen: some people will be denied the service, or the quality of the service will deteriorate. This paper argues that both these phenomena typically hurt the poor more than the rich...
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1983/04/30
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Documento de trabajo preparado por el personal
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SWP572
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1
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1
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2010/07/01
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Charging user fees for social services : the case of education in Malawi
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allocation to primary education