01742cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007447 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451922400 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Honjo, Keiko. The Efficiency of Government Expenditure : Experiences From Africa / Keiko Honjo, Marijn Verhoeven, Sanjeev Gupta. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (60 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984-95, both in relation to each other and compared with countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. The results show that, on average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere; however, education and health spending in Africa became more efficient during that period. The assessment further suggests that improvements in educational attainment and health output in African countries require more than just higher budgetary allocations. Mode of access: Internet Gupta, Sanjeev. Verhoeven, Marijn. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/153 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/153/001.1997.issue-153-en.xml IMF e-Library