International monetary fund sacrifices higher growth, employment, spending, and public investment in health systems in order to keep inflation unnecessarily low

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 333-338

  Rowden, Rick ^a  

^a NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; G-7 COUNTRY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMF; INFLATION; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC SPENDING; TAX SYSTEM;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED NATIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFLATION, ECONOMIC; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 77949791128     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.40.2.n     Document Type: Review

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