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Health Policy Research in South Asia : Building Capacity for Reform

dc.contributor.author Yazbeck, Abdo S.
dc.contributor.author Peters, David H.
dc.contributor.editor Yazbeck, Abdo S.
dc.contributor.editor Peters, David H.
dc.date.accessioned 2013-08-14T19:06:16Z
dc.date.available 2013-08-14T19:06:16Z
dc.date.issued 2003-08
dc.description.abstract The richness of the research papers in this volume makes it difficult to quickly capture the main themes and implications of their research. But three repeated themes can be highlighted: equality of public spending, the role of the private sector, and the role of consumers. On the theme of equality in public expenditures, research in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka shows that in some parts of South Asia-such as south India and Sri Lanka-governments do a much better job of distributing subsidies in the health sector than other regions. The research overwhelmingly documents the dominance of the private sector in Bangladesh and India and finds a very strong private sector in Sri Lanka. The research also highlights different policy instruments available to the government for working with the private sector to achieve health sector outcomes. A third general theme is the role of consumers and the mechanisms available to them to influence health services delivery. The authors in this volume have supported the belief that individuals and households can make a difference in how health services are delivered. While the three themes summarized above cut across several of the chapters in this volume, a more basic theme underlies all the chapters and is the main motivation for conducting health policy research. That theme is that empirical research can and should challenge basic assumptions about the health sector and will provide policymakers some of the tools needed to improve and monitor the performance of the sector. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2812790/health-policy-research-south-asia-building-capacity-reform
dc.identifier.isbn 0-8213-5531-7
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15071
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries Health, Nutrition, and Population;
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject RESEARCH & ANALYSIS SERVICES
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING PROCESS
dc.subject POLICY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject INEQUALITY
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject SUBSIDIES
dc.subject EQUITY FINANCING
dc.subject RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESSES
dc.subject EXPENDITURE ANALYSIS
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FOR HEALTH
dc.subject POPULATION SECTOR STRATEGIES
dc.subject HEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subject HEALTH FACILITIES INDICATORS
dc.subject SURVEYS
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR ASSESSMENTS
dc.subject PARTNERSHIP ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
dc.subject HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT AMBULATORY MEDICAL CARE
dc.subject BEDS
dc.subject BURDEN OF DISEASE
dc.subject COMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subject DEATHS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subject DIPHTHERIA
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject EQUIPMENT
dc.subject ESSENTIAL SERVICES PACKAGE
dc.subject FEED
dc.subject FOOD SECURITY
dc.subject GENDER
dc.subject GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject HEALTH CARE
dc.subject HEALTH CARE SECTOR
dc.subject HEALTH CARE SERVICES
dc.subject HEALTH CONDITIONS
dc.subject HEALTH ECONOMICS
dc.subject HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subject HEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subject HEALTH FACILITIES
dc.subject HEALTH FINANCING
dc.subject HEALTH INDICATORS
dc.subject HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject HEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subject HEALTH POLICY
dc.subject HEALTH PROVISION
dc.subject HEALTH SECTOR
dc.subject HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subject HEALTH STATUS
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEM
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEM GOALS
dc.subject HEALTH SYSTEMS
dc.subject HOSPITAL SERVICES
dc.subject HOSPITALS
dc.subject ILLITERACY
dc.subject IMMUNIZATION
dc.subject INCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INDEXES
dc.subject INFANT MORTALITY
dc.subject INFANT MORTALITY RATE
dc.subject INFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subject INPATIENT CARE
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject MALNUTRITION
dc.subject MANAGERS
dc.subject MEDICAL POLICY
dc.subject MEDICAL RECORDS
dc.subject MEDICAL SERVICES
dc.subject MEDICAL TREATMENT
dc.subject MORBIDITY
dc.subject MORTALITY
dc.subject NUTRITION
dc.subject ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY
dc.subject OUTPATIENT SERVICES
dc.subject PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject PATIENT SATISFACTION
dc.subject PATIENTS
dc.subject PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject PHYSICIANS
dc.subject POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject PRIMARY CARE
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTORS
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURES
dc.subject PUBLIC HOSPITALS
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
dc.subject ROADS
dc.subject SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.title Health Policy Research in South Asia : Building Capacity for Reform en
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okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2812790/health-policy-research-south-asia-building-capacity-reform
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/0-8213-5531-7
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000090341_20031208111101
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 2812790
okr.identifier.report 27210
okr.language.supported en
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okr.peerreview Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative South Asia
okr.region.geographical South Asia
okr.sector Health and other social services :: Health
okr.topic Health Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topic Rural Development :: Regional Rural Development
okr.topic Health Systems Development and Reform
okr.topic Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topic Health Economics and Finance
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit Human Development Division (WBIHD)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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