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Private Health Sector Growth in Asia: Issues and Implications

Private Health Sector Growth in Asia

Rapid economic, political, and social transformation in Asia has resulted in changing attitudes about the role of government in financing health care services, leading many countries to adopt national strategies that encourage the expansion of the private health sector. This important book describes policy shifts and health sector reform issues in Asia, documenting the process of change in six countries— India, Indonesia, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.