Health governance: Principal-agent linkages and health system strengthening

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 685-693

  Brinkerhoff, Derick W ^a   Bossert, Thomas J ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity; Developing countries; Governance; Health systems; Politics; Reform

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LESOTHO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PROCEDURES;

BRAZIL; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHINA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH RESOURCES; LESOTHO; POLITICS;

EID: 84907999353     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czs132     Document Type: Conference Paper

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