| The Challenge of Health Sector Reform: What Must Governments Do? 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Mills, A. (Author), Bennett, S. (Author), Russell, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333736184 ISBN-13: 9780333736180 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: 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 that are most . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| LCCN: 00041486 |
| Series: Role of Government in Adjusting Economies |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.84" W x 8.96" (1.11 lbs) 245 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
