Decentralization and equity of resource allocation: Evidence from Colombia and Chile

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-100

  Bossert, Thomas J ^a   Larrañaga, Osvaldo ^b   Giedion, Ursula ^c   Arbelaez, José Jesus ^d   Bowser, Diana M ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Oficina 1108   (Chile)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Delivery of health care; Efficiency, organizational economics; Health care quality, access, and evaluation; Health care reform; Health services accessibility; National health programs organization and administration utilization

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; EQUITY; HEALTH SERVICES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ARTICLE; CHILE; COLOMBIA; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

CHILE; COLOMBIA; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CHILE; COLOMBIA;

EID: 0037288759     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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