The eclipse of idealism
Health planning in Zambia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11490649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katele Kalumba (University of Zambia), Paul J Freund (0000-0003-4768-9231, World Health Organization - Zambia), PAUL FREUND (0000-0002-5926-5551) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 219-228 |
| Publication date | 1989-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Policy and Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1080 • E-ISSN: 1460-2237 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapol/4.3.219 |
| OpenAlex | W2035035541 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
National health development planning in Zambia has translated largely into the maintenance and reproduction of the political logic of Party-State administration. Although Zambia has produced a number of health 'development' plans there is no evidence to suggest that the country's health development problems have resulted from inadequate 'planning'. In fact, the most visible institutional feature of Zambia's health care system's development has been the phenomenal extent of 'planning' activity. This paper describes how that planning has failed to restructure the health system to support the rural population. It also describes current trends which suggest major policy reversals in the face of an ever-increasing crisis of state finance. This crisis has its roots in the structural deficiencies of a copper-dependent economy.
Developing country · Eclipse · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Idealism · Political science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |