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UNU-WIDER Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can these be Induced by Government and other Formal Sector Agents? Some Evidence from Indonesian Posyandus

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Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can these be Induced by Government and other Formal Sector Agents? Some Evidence from Indonesian Posyandus

Publisher:
UNU-WIDER
Series:
WIDER Research Paper
Volume:
2005/19
Title:
Voluntary Contributions to Informal Activities Producing Public Goods: Can these be Induced by Government and other Formal Sector Agents? Some Evidence from Indonesian Posyandus
Authors:
Jeffrey B. Nugent and Shailender Swaminathan
Publication date:
2005
ISSN Web:
1810-2611
ISBN Web:
9291906980
ISBN 13 Web:
9789291906987
Copyright holder:
© EGDI and UNU-WIDER
Copyright year:
2005
Keywords:
voluntarism, Indonesia, health service provision, government intervention
JEL:
H42, I18, J22, O15, O17, R29
Project:
Unlocking Human Potential Conference
Sponsor:
UNU-WIDER gratefully acknowledges the support and collaboration of the Expert Group on Development Issues (EGDI) of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. UNU-WIDER also acknowledges the financial contributions to its research programme by the governments of Denmark (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Finland (Ministry for Foreign Affairs), Norway (Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - Sida) and the United Kingdom (Department for International Development).
Format:
online

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