Do targeted intergovernmental fiscal transfers improve health outcomes? Evidence from Kenyan decentralization using the difference-in-differences technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As envisioned by the 2010 Constitution, Kenya implemented a devolved system of government in March 2013, setting up 47 counties and a corresponding number of local governments. These counties differed in their levels of development. While counties such as Nairobi and Kiambu led in social and economic indicators, others such as Turkana, Mandera and Wajir were at the bottom of the list. Keeping the between-country disparities and the need to remedy those disparities in mind, the national government used formula-based criteria to determine counties' eligibility for the receipt of financial resources. On the basis of these criteria, counties were classified into marginalized and nonmarginalized counties. The marginalized counties were the 14 (of the 47) most socially and eco

SUBMITTER: Thapa BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660824 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature