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Book SynopsisIn 1983 The Economics of Health in Devloping Countries was published. This was a basic text, designed to illuminate ways in which economic concepts and techniques can be applied to health and health services, each chapter eviewing `the state of the art'' in a particular area. Since 1983, there has been a rapidly growing interest in this field. One striking feature has been considerably increased research effort, providing the basis for this publication which presents a number of empirical studies in order both to clarify research methodologies and report research results that are of key importance to policy-makers. Those economists most active in researching the health sector in developing countries were invited to contribute chapters: all have direct experience of working in developing countries, whether for governments, educational institutions, or international agencies.This book will be of use to all those interested (as policy-makers, managers, academics, and students) in economic
Trade Review'This collection of essays achieves a good coverage of the principal issues in health economics in low-income countries. Clear writing, careful introductions and explanations of technical terms ensure that all but a few of the essays are readily accessible to non-economists.' Richard Stevenson, International Journal of Epidemiology
'The authors and editors plainly intend that this collection should be read by non-economists. Clear writing, careful instructions and explanations of technical terms ensure that all but a few of the essays are readily accessible to non-economists.' Richard Stevenson, International Journal of Epidemiology
Table of Contents1. Health economics research in developing countries: an overview ; 2. The impact of malaria control on the economic development of Nepal ; 3. Health-sector disparities in Peru ; 4. The development, growth, and distribution of public and private resources in the Philippines ; 5. A study of hospital fees in the Dominican Republic ; 6. Household participation in financing of health care at government health centres in Rwanda ; 7. Economic determinants of demand for modern infant-delivery in low-income countries: the case of the Philippines ; 8. Quantity rationing and the demand of adults for medical care in rural Cote d'Ivoire ; 9. Setting global priorities for strategies to control diarrhoeal disease: the contribution of cost-effectiveness analysis ; 10. The determinants of hospital costs: an analysis of Ethiopia ; 11. Cost-effectiveness analysis of chemotherapy regimes for schistosomiasis control ; 12. Economic aspects of the production and use of pharmaceuticals: evidence and gaps in research ; 13. The productivity of manpower and supplies in public health services in Java ; 14. Encouraging efficiency through programme and functional budgeting: lessons from experience in Ghana and the Gambia
