01602cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF021328 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781513560120 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Mathai, Koshy. Social Spending for Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia. French Social Spending for Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia / Koshy Mathai, Christoph Duenwald, Anastasia Guscina, Rayah Al-Farah. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020. 1 online resource (109 pages) <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 examines the role of social spending in improving socioeconomic outcomes in the Middle East and Central Asia. In particular, it addresses the following questions: (1) how large is social spending across the region? (2) how do countries in the region fare on socioeconomic outcomes? (3) how important is social spending as a determinant of these outcomes? and (4) how efficient is social spending in the region? Mode of access: Internet Al-Farah, Rayah. Duenwald, Christoph. Guscina, Anastasia. Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/087/2020/012/087.2020.issue-012-fr.xml IMF e-Library