Public Goods and Economic Development
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چکیده
Effective provision of public goods is a key element of quality of life. While poverty is frequently measured and conceived in terms of private consumption, this is too narrow a view. Two groups of people with similar private consumption will have very different qualities of life if there are significant differences in their access to safe drinking water or medical care. Mechanisms for effective delivery of public goods and services are therefore central to any credible poverty reduction strategy.
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