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024	8		_a10.1596/1813-9450-5320
035			_a(The World Bank)5320
100	1		_aLay, Jann
245	1	0	_aMDG Achievements, Determinants and Resource Needs _h[electronic resource] : _bWhat Has Been Learnt ? / _cLay, Jann
260			_aWashington, D.C., _bThe World Bank, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource (34 p.)
520	3		_aThis paper reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of key policy instruments for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Based on a simple cross-country regression analysis, the paper argues that average Millennium Development Goal progress is likely to be too slow to meet education and health sector targets in a number of developing countries. The paper further shows that MDG achievement can be described by a transition path with declining rates of progress. More detailed analysis reveals that the transition toward universal primary school enrollment in poor countries with low initial enrollment has accelerated considerably in the more recent past. The main part of the paper then focuses on the role of demand versus supply-side factors in social service utilization in education and health. The review arrives at the following rules of thumb that reflect some of the key determinants of achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: First, specific single policy interventions can have a considerable impact on social service utilization and specific human development outcomes. For example, improving access to basic health services, in particular to vaccination, has been a key factor in reducing child mortality rates in a number of very poor countries. Second, demand-side policies have proved extremely effective, for example in raising school enrollment and attainment levels. However, there may be more scope for targeting the demand-side in the health sector. Third, policy effectiveness and efficiency are highly dependent on initial conditions and the specificities of the respective policy. Fourth, complementarities between MDG targets, in particular social service utilization, are likely to be very important.
650		4	_aAged
650		4	_aBreastfeeding
650		4	_aClinics
650		4	_aEducation
650		4	_aEducation For All
650		4	_aExercises
650		4	_aFamilies
650		4	_aHealth
650		4	_aHealth care
650		4	_aHealth interventions
650		4	_aHealth Monitoring & Evaluation
650		4	_aHealth outcomes
650		4	_aHealth policy
650		4	_aHealth services
650		4	_aHealth Systems Development & Reform
650		4	_aImmunization
650		4	_aInfant health
650		4	_aIntervention
650		4	_aMortality
650		4	_aNutrition
650		4	_aNutrition and Population
650		4	_aPregnancy
650		4	_aPrimary Education
650		4	_aPrimary schools
650		4	_aPublic health
650		4	_aSocial services
650		4	_aTeaching and Learning
650		4	_aVaccination
700	1		_aLay, Jann
776	1	8	_aPrint version: _iLay, Jann. _tMDG Achievements, Determinants and Resource Needs. _dWashington, D.C., The World Bank, 2010
830		0	_aPolicy research working papers.
830		0	_aWorld Bank e-Library.
856	4	0	_uhttp://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/1813-9450-5320
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