Role of Government in Adjusting Economies: What Must Governments Do?

Mills, A.; Bennett, S.; Russell, S.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2000-11-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333736180

DOI: 10.1057/9780230599819

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 245