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Financing for Gender EqualityFinancing for Gender Equality: Reframing and Prioritizing Public Expenditures to Promote Gender Equality

Financing for Gender Equality: Financing for Gender Equality: Reframing and Prioritizing Public... [Gender equality has been widely embraced as a priority in a number of developing countries in recent years. Despite the stated goal, governments frequently note they lack the fiscal space to fund public sector investments to promote equality in education, health and livelihoods. Public spending on gender equality could more usefully be construed as an investment rather than simply an expense. This chapter considers the main macroeconomic challenges for financing for gender equality. Crucial theoretical linkages between expenditures to promote gender equality and fiscal space are identified. This is supported by empirical evidence on the beneficial effects of inclusive and equitable policies in a variety of developing countries. Key alternative policies and measures in relation to financing for gender equality that deserve policymakers’ attention are described.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Financing for Gender EqualityFinancing for Gender Equality: Reframing and Prioritizing Public Expenditures to Promote Gender Equality

Part of the Gender, Development and Social Change Book Series
Editors: Khan, Zohra; Burn, Nalini
Seguino, Stephanie
Financing for Gender Equality — Mar 8, 2017
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017. The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
ISBN
978-1-137-46100-1
Pages
5 –24
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-46101-8_2
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Abstract

[Gender equality has been widely embraced as a priority in a number of developing countries in recent years. Despite the stated goal, governments frequently note they lack the fiscal space to fund public sector investments to promote equality in education, health and livelihoods. Public spending on gender equality could more usefully be construed as an investment rather than simply an expense. This chapter considers the main macroeconomic challenges for financing for gender equality. Crucial theoretical linkages between expenditures to promote gender equality and fiscal space are identified. This is supported by empirical evidence on the beneficial effects of inclusive and equitable policies in a variety of developing countries. Key alternative policies and measures in relation to financing for gender equality that deserve policymakers’ attention are described.]

Published: Mar 8, 2017

Keywords: Gross Domestic Product; Central Bank; Gender Equality; Public Investment; Macroeconomic Policy

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