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This book presents a new multi-disciplinary framework for developing and analyzing health sector reform plans in a wide variety of national circumstances. By focusing on the health care system as a means to an end, the authors provide tools and techniques for designing reforms that will produce real improvements in health sector performance. Integrating economic analysis, political strategy, managerial considerations, and ethical concerns, they offer practical guidance for dealing with the many difficult challenges of health sector reform.
The book's methods and approach are based on the authors' extensive experience as researchers, advisors, and teachers of health care reform around the world. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, they stress the need for each nation to develop plans that are consistent with its administrative capacities, economic circumstances, political realities, and social values. The first half of the book reviews general methods for defining problems in an ethically self-reflexive way, diagnosing the causes of those problems, developing relevant policies, and marshalling political support. The second half examines five health sector reform "control knobs" - arenas in which government can act to improve the performance of the health system. Each control knob - financing, payment, organization, regulation, and behavior - is extensively discussed to inform readers about available options and the lessons of international experience.
This book draws together an exceptionally wide range of analytical methods and practical experience, and fills a major gap in the literature on health reform and health systems for lower and middle-income nations. It will be of value to policymakers, administrators, consultants, academics, and students alike.
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- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (October 16, 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195162323
- ISBN-13: 978-0195162325
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.1 x 9.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
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I like everything about the book, from the neatness, time of delivery and the cost. I've already recommended it to all my classmates, including those that are not offering Global Health Sector Reform as a course.
By Obioma
This is one book I feel has lasting value, compared to many other references on health policy and reform that quickly seem dated. The authors have a deep grasp of the subject matter, all having been involved in not just research, but in working on various health reform projects in low and middle-income countries. The lessons drawn, however, are applicable to developed countries as well. Particularly good is the treatment of the issue of `equity', explaining what it means as a goal of public policy, and giving clear examples of policy implications. The book does not spend much time on social determinants of health outside of financial barriers to accessing health services faced by various marginalized groups. For instance, it does not discuss in depth how a lack of birth registration, or not having an equivalent proof of citizenship, can exclude persons from accessing health services. Yet, this book covers very well the main issues, and certainly would provide anyone working on health reform, in any country, a solid foundation of knowledge.
Highly recommended.
By Travel4fun
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