Corruption and the Provision of Health Care and Education Services

Government intervention to correct market failures is often accompanied by government failures and corruption. This is no more evident than in social sectors that are characterized by significant market failures and government intervention. However, the impact of corruption on the public provision o...

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Main Author: Tiongson, Erwin
Other Authors: Davoodi, Hamid, Gupta, Sanjeev
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2000
Series:IMF Working Papers
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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653 |a Analysis of Health Care Markets 
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653 |a Unemployment 
653 |a Aggregate Labor Productivity 
653 |a Crime 
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653 |a Administrative Processes in Public Organizations 
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653 |a White-collar crime 
653 |a Civil service & public sector 
653 |a Wages 
653 |a Health Policy 
653 |a Intergenerational Income Distribution 
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520 |a Government intervention to correct market failures is often accompanied by government failures and corruption. This is no more evident than in social sectors that are characterized by significant market failures and government intervention. However, the impact of corruption on the public provision of social services has not been analyzed. This paper reviews the relevant theoretical models and users’ perceptions of corruption in the public provision of social services. It then provides evidence that reducing corruption can result in significant social gains as measured by decreases in child and infant mortality rates, percent of low-birthweight babies, and primary school dropout rates