Health and Education Expenditures in Russia, the Baltic States, and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union

November 1, 1996

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Mark A Horton. Health and Education Expenditures in Russia, the Baltic States, and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed December 26, 2024

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Summary

Russia, the Baltic states and the other countries of the former Soviet Union inherited health and education systems that were in need of substantial structural and financial reform. In spite of a sharp decline of real resources, this reform has barely begun. While health and education have not suffered disproportionate cuts, employment has been maintained, with real wages sharply compressed, purchases of materials reduced and energy-related spending taking a greater share of resources in many countries. Structural and financial reform would include reducing staffing and physical capacity, while increasing expenditures for materials and wages for the more highly qualified.

Subject: Education, Education spending, Expenditure, Health, Health care spending, Total expenditures

Keywords: Baltics, Country, Education expenditure, Education sector, Education spending, Education wage bill, Expenditure, Health care spending, Health wage, Real wage, Teacher salary, Total expenditures, Wage, Wages in health, WP

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26
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Working Paper No. 1996/126
Stock No:

WPIEA1261996
ISBN:

9781451936551
ISSN:

1018-5941

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