Inequality and Redistribution in Health Care: Analytical Issues for Developmental Social Policy

Maureen Mackintosh and Paula Tibandebage

Chapter 7 in Social Policy in a Development Context, 2004, pp 143-174 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter1 contends that there is a need for more and better political economy of social policy in the development context, and seeks to contribute to its development. Specifically, the chapter discusses the problem of achieving and sustaining redistributive health care in contexts of inequality and low incomes. Much of our evidence and specific argument are drawn from the health sector in Africa, and in particular from recent research2 on health care markets in Tanzania. We believe, however, that our arguments have wider resonance for the effort to create effective, context-specific developmental social policy.

Keywords: Health Care System; Social Policy; Urban Poor; Development Context; Social Sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230523975_7

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