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Mexico Experiences with Pro-Poor Expenditure Policies

Against the background of Mexico's persistently high degree of inequality, this paper analyzes the country's experience with pro-poor policies over the last decade. A number of important government initiatives, implemented since the mid-1990s, have aimed at improving distributional equity...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Corbacho, Ana
Other Authors: Schwartz, Gerd
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2002
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Migration
Income
Public Finance & Taxation
Income Distribution
Human Development
National Government Expenditures And Education
Education Spending
Aggregate Factor Income Distribution
National Accounts
Personal Income, Wealth, And Their Distributions
Education
Expenditure
Education: General
Economic Development: Human Resources
Expenditures, Public
Macroeconomics
Income Inequality
Public Finance
Mexico
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Against the background of Mexico's persistently high degree of inequality, this paper analyzes the country's experience with pro-poor policies over the last decade. A number of important government initiatives, implemented since the mid-1990s, have aimed at improving distributional equity through pro-poor expenditure programs, while at the same time seeking to increase the efficiency of public spending. This paper reviews these initiatives and outlines some additional policy options
Physical Description:55 pages
ISBN:9781451842913

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