Contributions

  • Bennett, Sara. - Contributor
  • Mills, Anne. - Contributor
  • Russell, Steven, 1966- - Contributor

Publication

2001 - Palgrave Macmillan, Houndsmills, Basingstoke, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,250 words, Guess

Page Count

245 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number00041486
  • Goodreads355312

Classifications

  • DDC362.1/09172/4
  • LCCRA395.D44 C435 2001
  • LCCJA1-92R1JF1525.P6RA1

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 that are most .

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Role of government in adjusting economies

Other Editions

  • The challenge of health sector reform: what must governments do?Palgrave Macmillan2001-01-01

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