Economic transition, institutional changes and the health system: Some lessons from rural China

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 209-231

  Meessen, Bruno ^a,b   Bloom, Gerald ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Decentralisation; Health; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 45549093717     PISSN: 13841289     EISSN: 14772736     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17487870701446033     Document Type: Article

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