Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China.
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Tang, S; Bloom, G
Published in: Int J Health Plann Manage
2000
Many low and middle-income countries have decentralized their public health services in an effort to improve their equity, efficiency and effectiveness. This paper presents a case study of a poor rural county in China that devolved finance and management of basic health services to townships, the lowest level of government. It finds little evidence that townships mobilized additional financial resources or that they were able to address major management problems effectively. It cautions against unrealistically rapid decentralization of health services in poor rural areas.
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Int J Health Plann Manage
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ISSN
0749-6753
Publication Date
2000
Volume
15
Issue
3
Start / End Page
189 / 200
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Rural Health Services
- Regional Health Planning
- Poverty
- Politics
- Organizational Case Studies
- Local Government
- Hospitals, Rural
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Policy & Services
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Tang, S., & Bloom, G. (2000). Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China. Int J Health Plann Manage, 15(3), 189–200. https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1751(200007/09)15:3<189::AID-HPM590>3.0.CO;2-Q
Tang, S., and G. Bloom. “Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China.” Int J Health Plann Manage 15, no. 3 (2000): 189–200. https://doi.org/10.1002/1099-1751(200007/09)15:3<189::AID-HPM590>3.0.CO;2-Q.
Tang S, Bloom G. Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2000;15(3):189–200.
Tang, S., and G. Bloom. “Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China.” Int J Health Plann Manage, vol. 15, no. 3, 2000, pp. 189–200. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/1099-1751(200007/09)15:3<189::AID-HPM590>3.0.CO;2-Q.
Tang S, Bloom G. Decentralizing rural health services: a case study in China. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2000;15(3):189–200.
Published In
Int J Health Plann Manage
DOI
ISSN
0749-6753
Publication Date
2000
Volume
15
Issue
3
Start / End Page
189 / 200
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Rural Health Services
- Regional Health Planning
- Poverty
- Politics
- Organizational Case Studies
- Local Government
- Hospitals, Rural
- Health Services Accessibility
- Health Policy & Services