The state of health planning in the '90s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11490998 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Green (0000-0003-0643-6182, University of Leeds, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-28 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| 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/10.1.22 |
| PMID | 10141621 |
| OpenAlex | W2023913928 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The art of health planning is relatively new in many developing countries and its record is not brilliant. However, for policy makers committed to sustainable health improvements and the principle of equity, it is an essential process, and in need of improvement rather than minimalization. The article argues that the possibility of planning playing a proper role in health care allocative decisions is increasingly being endangered by a number of developments. These include the increasing use of projects, inappropriate decentralization policies, and the increasing attention being given to NGOs. More serious is the rise of New Right thinking which is undermining the role of the State altogether in health care provision. The article discusses these developments and makes suggestions as to possible action needed to counteract them.
Action (physics) · Allocative efficiency · Business · Decentralization · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law) · Health care · Political science · Public relations · State (computer science) · Computer Science · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Healthcare Policy and Management · Law · Health Policy
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2008 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |