Mills, Anne,

The challenge of health sector reform : what must governments do / Anne Mills, Sara Bennett, Steven Russell, with Nimal Attanayake [and others]. - xiv, 245 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-236) and index.

List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Boxes -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Preface -- About the Authors -- Health Sector Reform and the Role of Government -- The Structure and Performance of Health Systems -- Explanations of Performance and Reform Responses -- Bureaucratic Commercialisation: Decentralisation of Hospital Management -- Increasing Government Finance: Changing the Users -- Government Purchase of Private Services -- Regulating and Enabling the Private Sector -- Taking Account of Capacity -- Reforming Health Sector Reform -- Notes -- References -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

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Health care reform--Developing countries
Medical policy--Developing countries
Public health--Developing countries

RA395.D44 / C435 2001

362.1091724