Title:
Decentralisation, governance and health-system performance : 'where you stand depends on where you sit'
Authors:
Mitchell, Andrew and Bossert, Thomas J.
Place:
Oxford
Publisher:
Blackwell
Year:
2010
Journal:
Development policy review
Volume:
Vol. 28, Issue 6
PAGE:
669--691
Subject:
Rural Decentralization and Local Governance
Keywords:
decentralization in government, governance, health services, accountability, bolivia, chile, india, pakistan, philippines, uganda
Abstract:
Drawing on evidence from Bolivia, Chile, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and Uganda, it is shown that a balance between centralisation of some functions and decentralisation of others, along with improved mechanisms of accountability, is needed to achieve health system objectives.
URL:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-7679.2010.00504.x/epdf
Document type:
E-article