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Comparative Study
Applying resource allocation formulae to constituent parts of the U.K.
If the health care budgets of the constituent nations of the United Kingdom in 1977-78 are added together and then redistributed on the RAWP formula there would be a significant movement of resources from Scotland and Northern Ireland and to England and Wales. The differential geographical allocation of resources within the U. ⋯ However, the political costs are such that RAWP-type goals for the U. K. would be difficult to achieve.