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Unequal measures: who benefits most from government spending on healthcare?

Unequal measures: who benefits most from government spending on healthcare?

Authors: M. Makinen; L. Gilson; Abt Associates Inc.
Publisher: id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002

Policy-makers in developing regions and countries in transition need reliable information to make decisions about how to allocate healthcare resources. Yet, accurate quantitative data on healthcare inequalities in these countries are rare. Decisions are often based on assumptions about healthcare use, but what if these assumptions are wrong?