What can transaction costs tell us about governance in the delivery of large scale HIV prevention programmes in southern India?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1939-1947

  Guinness, Lorna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Contracting out; Governance; HIV; India; NGO; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL;

CONTRACT SERVICES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED NATIONS;

ASIA; INDIA;

EID: 79958864580     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.019     Document Type: Article

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