Health care reforms in developing Asia: Propositions and realities

Development and Change

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 531-549

  Wu, Xun ^a   Ramesh, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SERVICE SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 68449096734     PISSN: 0012155X     EISSN: 14677660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2009.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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