The Bang for the Birr: Public Expenditures and Rural Welfare in Ethiopia

by Tewodaj Mogues

For more than a decade, Ethiopia s government has tried to foster economic growth through agricultural development. Given the public expenditures required to achieve this goal and the limited resources available, policymakers need information on how to most effectively allocate those resources. This report provides that information by examining the relative impact that different types of spending have on rural household welfare. The results are surprising:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896291693
• ISBN13: 9780896291690
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: International Food Policy Research Insitute
• Length: 83 Pages