Do Debt-Service Savings and Grants Boost Social Expenditures? PDF By:Alun H. Thomas Published on 2006-07-01 by International Monetary Fund This paper evaluates whether debt relief and grants can boost social expenditures in lowincome countries. It finds that declines in debt-service help raise social expenditures, but no relationship between grants and social expenditures. Moreover, since the mid-1980s, lowincome countries have managed to fully insulate social expenditures from the effects of budgetary tightening. The magnitude of the impact of these effects on social expenditures, however, is dwarfed by the resources needed to enable these countries to reach the Millennium Development Goals. This Book was ranked at 37 by Google Books for keyword children's health education and relief international. Book ID of Do Debt-Service Savings and Grants Boost Social Expenditures?'s Books is uKyd7OK5p40C, Book which was written byAlun H. Thomashave ETAG "vpX6uBGERcw" Book whi...