Titre :
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The impact of fiscal decentralization on infant mortality rates : Evidence from OECD countries. (2011)
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Auteurs :
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JIMENEZ-RUBIO (Dolores) : ESP. University of Granada. Department of Applied Economics. Campus de Cartuja. Granada.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Social science and medicine (vol. 73, n° 9, 2011)
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Pagination :
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1401-1407
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Décentralisation
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Nourrisson
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Mortalité
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Epidémiologie
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Taux
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Modèle
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xGoI7F. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study re-examines the hypothesis that shifts towards more decentralization would be accompanied by improvements in population health on a panel of 20 OECD countries over a thirty year period (1970-2001). Decentralization is proxied using a conventional indicator of revenue decentralization and a new measure of fiscal decentralization that reflects better than previous measures the existence of autonomy in the decision-making authority of lower tiers of government, a crucial issue in the decentralization process. The results show a considerable and positive effect of fiscal decentralization on infant mortality only if a substantial degree of autonomy in the sources of revenue is devolved to local governments. The proportion of health care expenditure on GDP and, in particular, education, were found to have a larger contribution to the reduction of infant mortality in the sample of OECD countries analysed over the period of study.
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