Ichoku, H.E. and Fonta, W.M. and Ataguba, J.E. (2012) Political Economy and History: Making Sense of Health Financing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of International Development. pp. 1-13.
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Abstract
This paper demonstrates that fundamental to lack of progress towards universal coverage in sub-Saharan Africa is an elitist post-colonial political economy that dominates the social organisation in the sub-region. Too often, it seems that analyses of these issues ignore history and take no or little account of these post-colonial influences that today still have a bearing on policy in various sectors, especially in health care. We conclude that the achievement of this objective has to be a long-term process but one that cannot forget history. Various influences are, however, already moving societies in the right direction.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | political economy;health financing;elitism;Nigeria;sub-Saharan Africa |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2012 07:49 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Oct 2012 07:49 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.2842 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8302 |
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