04205nam 2200757Ia 450 991081802970332120200520144314.01-281-12793-097866111279301-55250-370-4(CKB)1000000000481879(EBL)327901(OCoLC)226375609(SSID)ssj0000240542(PQKBManifestationID)11924966(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000240542(PQKBWorkID)10265386(PQKB)11592141(CaPaEBR)422067(CaBNvSL)thg00603506 (Au-PeEL)EBL327901(CaPaEBR)ebr10209871(CaONFJC)MIL112793(OCoLC)848149990(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/s850v5(MiAaPQ)EBC327901(MiAaPQ)EBC3252074(EXLCZ)99100000000048187920070706d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSafeguarding the health sector in times of macroeconomic instability policy lessons for low- and middle-income countries /editors: Slim Haddad, Enis Baris, Delampady NarayanaTrenton, N.J. Africa World Pressc20071 online resource (375 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59221-596-3 1-59221-597-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.The MAPhealth project: a multi-country initiative -- Macroeconomic adjustment policies and health sector reform: surveying the literature -- Methodological issues in evaluating public policy -- Health sector reform under macroeconomic adjustment in Burkina Faso: lost opportunities? -- Aiming for equity in Colombia's health system reform: achievements and continuing challenges -- Adjustment and health sector reforms: the solution to low public spending on health care in India? -- High health achievements and good access to health care at great cost: the emerging Kerala situation -- Reform without structural change: conserving traditional sources of power and prestige in Mexico's segmented health market -- The evolution of Thailand's health system after three crises, three adjustments, and three decades of growth -- Safeguarding the health sector in times of macroeconomic instability: policy lessons from Zimbabwe -- Political will and adaptive strategies: keys to safeguarding health in diverse cases with varied reforms.Safeguarding the Health Sector in Times of Macroeconomic Instability presents the results of an international initiative to document the effects of how health systems in the developing world have responded to macroeconomic austerity and adjustment measures. Are these systems flexible and resilient to changes or are they rigid? In which circumstances and under which conditions do health systems respond favourably or unfavourably? What are the success stories? Country studies from Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, India, Thailand, Mexico, and Colombia discuss lessons learned and identify policy measures fHealth care reformEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesMedical policyEconomic aspectsDeveloping countriesPolitical planningDeveloping countriesFinanceStructural adjustment (Economic policy)Developing countriesEconomic stabilizationDeveloping countriesMedical economicsDeveloping countriesHealth care reformEconomic aspectsMedical policyEconomic aspectsPolitical planningFinance.Structural adjustment (Economic policy)Economic stabilizationMedical economics362.109172/4Haddad Slim1169225Baris Enis1639536Narayana D1694196MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818029703321Safeguarding the health sector in times of macroeconomic instability4072570UNINA