Mechanisms of Socio-economic Change in Rural Areas: The Case of Education and Health in Thailand

Sirilaksana Khoman

Review of Marketing and Agricultural Economics, 1993, vol. 61, issue 02-2, 12

Abstract: An emphasis on the public provision of health and education in Thailand assisted both sectors to make a substantial contribution to the consistently high growth rates achieved during the 1980s. However, a review of development goals is opportune. Three types of reform are recommended: (a) redirection of expenditure towards activities in which government participation is most critical; (b) increased reliance on user and other benefit-related charges to finance such spending; and (c) decentralisation of some public responsibilities to those in closer touch with local needs and conditions.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1993
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.9586

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