This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984 … average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere; however, education and … health spending in Africa became more efficient during that period. The assessment further suggests that improvements in …

public spending on human capital and their correlates in Africa. The study found public spending on health and education in … Africa to be inefficient. Efficiency was much higher in health spending than in educational spending. Factors such as …

This paper assesses the efficiency of government expenditure on education and health in 38 countries in Africa in 1984 … average, countries in Africa are less efficient than countries in Asia and the Western Hemisphere; however, education and … health spending in Africa became more efficient during that period. The assessment further suggests that improvements in …