Fiscal competition in health spending among local governments in the Philippines.
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2013-07
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WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia
Abstract
The Philippines is one of several Asian countries that has decentralized the
provision of health care to its local governments in recent decades. In the context
of decentralization, a few studies have previously examined the issue of fiscal
competition among local governments in the developing world. This report
presents a summary of a published study that examined the existence of interjurisdictional
competition in health-care spending in the Philippines. The results
indicate the presence of positive fiscal “spillovers” in health spending, consistent
with municipalities/cities competing to outspend their neighbours. Several potential
explanations for this finding are discussed.
* This article is based on the article “Do Local Government Units (LGUS) Interact
Fiscally While Providing Public Health Services In The Philippines?” published in
the World Medical & Health Policy: Vol. 4: Issue. 2.
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decentralization, fiscal competition, health spending, the Philippines
Citation
WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health 2013;2(3&4): 198-200.