Investing in children's health: what are the economic benefits?

This paper argues that investing in children's health is a sound economic decision for governments to take, even if the moral justifications for such programmes are not considered. The paper also outlines dimensions that are often neglected when public investment decisions are taken. The conclu...

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Main Authors: Paolo C. Belli, Flavia Bustreo, Alexander Preker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005001000015&lng=en&tlng=en