This paper explores the policy relevance of the underdevelopment trap hypothesis, which postulates that poor countries are locked in a low equilibrium and that big push policies, involving large amounts of external assistance, would be necessary to lift them out of poverty. It shows that...

In the decade 2000-2010, development policy has given health care higher priority, which has translated as a sharp global increase in health expenditure. This increase can only effectively help reduce poverty if the expenditure is efficient and if access to health services becomes more...

Over the last ten years, health has received a higher priority in development policies, as shown by a sharp increase in health expenditure. This increase will contribute effectively to poverty reduction only if such expenditure is efficient and if access to health services becomes more...

Historically population health improvements and economic development are closely interrelated. The theme ?Health and Development? poses indeed a large number of both theoretical and empirical questions, and social policy issues in this area are obvious. The issue of bidirectional causality...

Historically population health improvements and economic development are closely interrelated. The theme ?Health and Development? poses indeed a large number of both theoretical and empirical questions, and social policy issues in this area are obvious. The issue of bidirectional causality...

This paper explores the policy relevance of the under-development trap hypothesis, which postulates that poor countries are locked in a low equilibrium and that big push policies, involving a large amount of external assistance, would be necessary to lift them out of poverty. It shows that...