The impact of contracting in and contracting out basic health services: The guatemalan experience

World Development

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 215-227

  Cristia, Julian ^a   Prado, Ariadna García ^b   Peluffo, Cecilia ^c  

^a Inter American Development Bank   (United States)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracting in; Contracting out; Guatemala; Health services; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 84923699416     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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