TY - BOOK ID - 135219325 TI - Decentralization's Effects on Education and Health : Evidence from Ethiopia AU - Faguet, Jean-Paul. AU - Kanth, Devarakonda Priyanka. AU - Khan, Qaiser. PY - 2019 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Decentralization KW - Education KW - Education For All KW - Governance KW - Health KW - Health Policy and Management KW - Health Systems Development and Reform KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Local Government KW - Prenatal Care KW - Primary Education KW - Public Investment KW - Public Sector Development KW - Reproductive Health UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135219325 AB - The authors explore the effects of decentralization on education and health in Ethiopia using an original database covering all of the country's regions and woredas (local governments). Ethiopia is a remarkable case in which war, famine and chaos in the 1970s-1980s were followed by federalization, decentralization, rapid growth and dramatic improvements in human development. Did decentralization contribute to these successes? The authors use time series and panel data analyses to show that decentralization improved net enrollments in primary schools and access to antenatal care for pregnant women. The main channel appears to be institutional, not fiscal. The authors offer the database as an additional contribution. ER -