
List Of Contributors -- 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 Medical 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 Of 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 -- Index. Edited By Anne Mills And Kenneth Lee. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This volume investigates the application of economic analysis to health sector challenges within low- and middle-income nations. Edited by Anne Mills and Kenneth Lee, the text compiles research from various global health experts to evaluate how economic frameworks can inform policy, resource allocation, and service efficiency in developing regions.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Experts recognize this collection as a foundational reference for understanding the early development of health economics in international settings. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is tailored for researchers and policy analysts working within public health frameworks.
Page Count:
363
Publication Date:
1993-04-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0192623206
ISBN-13:
9780192623201
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