Fiscal Space and Public Spending on Children in Burkina Faso

John Cockburn , Helene Maisonnave (1) , Véronique Robichaud , Luca Tiberti (2)

1 ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie
2 ULaval - Université Laval [Québec]

Despite experiencing high growth rates in recent decades, Burkina Faso remains a poor country. Poverty among children is particularly worrying, as it has long term (and often irreversible) effects on individuals. Furthermore, it can be transmitted from one generation to the next and significantly reduce economic growth. To address this issue requires fiscal and budgetary policies supporting health, education and improving the household economy. At the same time,

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Economies et finances

John Cockburn, Helene Maisonnave, Véronique Robichaud, Luca Tiberti. Fiscal Space and Public Spending on Children in Burkina Faso. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MICROSIMULATION, 2016, 9, pp.5 - 23. ⟨hal-02314208⟩