000013896 001__ 13896 000013896 037__ $$a5091 000013896 041__ $$aEnglish 000013896 245__ $$aFast forward: How the European Commission can take the lead in providing high-quality budget support for education and health 000013896 260__ $$c2008 000013896 260__ $$bOxfam International, Briefing Paper 111: http://oxfam.intelli-direct.com/e/d.dll?m=234&url=http://www.oxfam.org.uk/resources/policy/debt_aid/downloads/bp111_ec_aid.pdf 000013896 490__ $$aReport 000013896 507__ $$aMFOLL 000013896 520__ $$aDeveloping-country governments desperately need more long-term and predictable aid, given through their budgets, to finance the expansion of health care, education, and other vital social services. The European Commission (EC) is one of the biggest donors providing this kind of essential budget support, and has innovative plans to further improve and increase this aid. European Union (EU) member states must support these ambitious plans. The EC in turn must do more to improve on this good start, delinking this aid from harmful International Monetary Fund (IMF) prescriptions, putting an end to unnecessary bureaucratic delays, and doing more to make its aid accountable to citizens in poor countries. Available also in French and Spanish. 000013896 653__ $$adevelopment 000013896 653__ $$aeconomy 000013896 653__ $$aeducation 000013896 653__ $$agovernment agencies 000013896 653__ $$ahealth 000013896 653__ $$ahealth care 000013896 653__ $$aplanning 000013896 653__ $$apoverty 000013896 650__ $$aKnowledge management 000013896 650__ $$aEducation/capacity building 000013896 650__ $$aMountain livelihoods 000013896 650__ $$aPoverty and food security 000013896 650__ $$aMountain people/cultures 000013896 650__ $$aPolicies and governance 000013896 691__ $$aKnowledge management 000013896 691__ $$aEducation/capacity building 000013896 691__ $$aMountain livelihoods 000013896 691__ $$aPoverty and food security 000013896 691__ $$aMountain people/cultures 000013896 691__ $$aPolicies and governance 000013896 773__ $$p 000013896 8564_ $$uhttp://lib.icimod.org/record/13896/files/5091.pdf 000013896 980__ $$aREPORT