The engine or the caboose: health policy in developing countries
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101990000600012Keywords:
Health policy, Developing countries, Health systemAbstract
A discussion of health policy in developing countries is presented. It argues that developing countries must adopt a progressive approach to health policy which rejects the two-tiered system of public and private health care. However, it also points out that ideology is not sufficient to maintain support. A progressive health system must utilize administrative and social and behavioral sciences to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in health care delivery. It cannot ignore these goals any more than a private health care system can.Downloads
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1990-12-01
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Goldsteen, R. L., Pereira, J. C. R., & Goldsteen, K. (1990). The engine or the caboose: health policy in developing countries . Revista De Saúde Pública, 24(6), 523-527. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-89101990000600012