Health Economics Research in Developing Countries
Published on 15. April 1993
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-19-261620-3 (ISBN)
Description
In 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 issues concerning the health sector, and in the application of the concepts and techniques of health economics to improve the efficiency and equity of resource use in the devloping world.
This book will be of use to all those interested (as policy-makers, managers, academics, and students) in economic issues concerning the health sector, and in the application of the concepts and techniques of health economics to improve the efficiency and equity of resource use in the devloping world.
Reviews / Votes
'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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
574 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-261620-3 (9780192616203)
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Persons
Editor
Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Department of Social Science and AdministrationSenior Lecturer, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Department of Social Science and Administration, The London School of Economics
Professor and Director, Centre for Health Planning and ManagementProfessor and Director, Centre for Health Planning and Management, Keele University
Content
1. 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