Health Economics Research in Developing Countries

by Mills, Anne; Lee, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780192616203
• ISBN10: 019261620X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1993-06-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 reviewing '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 developing world.

Table of Contents

Health economics research in developing countries: an overview

The impact of malaria control on the economic development of Nepal

Health-sector disparities in Peru

The development, growth, and distribution of public and private resources in the Philippines

A study of hospital fees in the Dominican Republic

Household participation in financing of health care at government health centres in Rwanda

Economic determinants of demand for modern infant-delivery in low-income countries: the case of the Philippines

Quantity rationing and the demand of adults for medical care in rural Cote d'Ivoire

Setting global priorities for strategies to control diarrhoeal disease: the contribution of cost-effectiveness analysis

The determinants of hospital costs: an analysis of Ethiopia

Cost-effectiveness analysis of chemotherapy regimes for schistosomiasis control

Economic aspects of the production and use of pharmaceuticals: evidence and gaps in research

The productivity of manpower and supplies in public health services in Java

Encouraging efficiency through programme and functional budgeting: lessons from experience in Ghana and the Gambia

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