Does the IMF Constrain Health Spending in Poor Countries?
Evidence and an Agenda For Action”. Goldsbrough says that while the IMF has “no mandate at all on health sector issues” because governments decide what share of resources to spend on health, “IMF activities often have important indirect effects on the health sector, especially in countries that enter into specific agreements with the IMF on their macroeconomic policies.” The CGD working group on IMF-Supported Programs and Health Spending comprised fifteen experts from policy-making positions in developing countries, academia, civil society, and multilateral organizations. CGD president Nancy Birdsall called the report “a major contribution with dispassionate analysis and clear recommendations–for the IMF, the World Bank, the governments of countries working within IMF programs and civil society organizations.” An IMF staff response posted on its website welcomes the report as “a significant input to enhance our understanding of the policy choices facing low-income countries,” but argu
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