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Analysis of Trends in Public Spending on Education and Health (2002-2006)

Posted by Courtney Tolmie

Mar 26 2009

The Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC) set out to examine local and regional budgeting for health and education in Ghana. Along the way they found that budgeting of local health and education is worryingly intransparent. But with the data they were able to pull together they also found surprising levels of variability in spending, variability which makes it difficult for policymakers to develop coherent, long-term improvements.

Attached Resource(s):

ISODEC Analytical Report - Full Study

ISODEC Advocacy Report

ISODEC Presentation of Results

Sector:

All

Region:

Africa

Methodology: General Budget Studies

Resource Type: Grantee Research

Methodology: Program Budgeting

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