Institutional Solutions to the Asymmetric Information Problem in Health and Development Services for the Poor

World Development

Volumn 48, Issue , 2013, Pages 71-87

  Leonard, David K ^a   Bloom, Gerald ^a   Hanson, Kara ^b   O'Farrell, Juan ^a   Spicer, Neil ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Agricultural credit; Education; Health; Institutions; Path dependency; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; EDUCATION POLICY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; WELFARE PROVISION;

EID: 84878962782     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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