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Health Economics for Developing Countries. A Practical Guide.
Sophie Witter, Tim Ensor, Robin N. Thompson, Matthew Jowett
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Abstract
Part 1 Introduction to health economics: introduction to health economics health and development - the broad issues. Part 2 Financing health care: financing health service (1) financing health services (2). Part 3 Allocating resources for health and health care: the use of cost information measuring health benefits financial and economic appraisal of health care projects setting priorities in health care. Part 4 The organization of health services: public and private roles in the provisioin of health services health system decentralization provider payment systems measuring and improving efficiency in health care. Appendices: the ethics and philosophy of health economics a brief history of health policy and health sector reform in developing countries glossary of common health economic terms useful Internet resources for health economists.