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Social protections could be ringfenced against fiscal adjustment in developing countries

By Hicbd
Sun Jun 27 2021 12:23 pm

"Handing out performance bonuses to teachers, for example, is an inadequate response to education budgets that have been slashed in order to pay down onerous external debts. As the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights argued in his recent report, social protections need to be ringfenced against fiscal adjustment."

URL:
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/jul/16/buzzwords-crazes-broken-aid-system-poverty
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2012/may/15/developing-world-of-debt
https://www.economicshelp.org/development/reasons-for-third-world-debt-2/

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International Development / Foreign Aid / NGOs Global Fragile States / Nation Building / Democracy Public Benefits / Social Safety Net Government Debt / Spending / Budgeting Global Education World Bank International Monetary Fund (IMF) Developing Countries

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