The challenge of health sector reform : what must governments do?
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The challenge of health sector reform : what must governments do?
（The role of government in adjusting economies）
Palgrave, 2001
Available at 9 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-236) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
New thinking about the management of public health services has stimulated a widespread movement for health sector reform across the world. This book examines the feasibility and desirability of common reforms in low income countries, based on in-depth case studies in Ghana, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand, and asks whether governments possess or can develop the capacities needed for these new and often complex roles. The book challenges conventional reform wisdom, and argues that reform approaches are needed that are more sensitive to the institutional characteristics of individual countries.
Table of Contents
List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes List of Acronyms Preface Notes on the Contributors Health Sector Reform and New Public Management The Structure and Performance of Health Systems Explanations of Performance and Reform Responses Bureaucratic Commercialisation: Decentralization of Hospital Management Increasing Government Finance: Charging the Users Government Purchase of Private Services Regulating and Enabling the Private Sector Taking Account of Capacity Reforming Health Sector Reform References Index
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