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Health policy processes in Asian transitional economies

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Author

  • Gerald Bloom
  • Lijie Fang
  • Kristina Jönsson
  • Chean Rithy Men
  • Bounfeng Phoummalaysith
  • Anonh Xeuatvongsa
  • Yunping Wang
  • Hongwen Zhao

Editor

  • Bruno Meessen
  • Xiaowen Pei
  • Bart Criel
  • Gerald Bloom

Summary, in English

This paper draws on studies of current knowledge on health policy processes in Cambodia, China and Lao PDR by a number of researchers in the POVILL Consortium. They are based on reviews of international and national literature and of policy documents, interviews with key informants and preliminary findings of small studies in a selection of rural localities. It explores why policy makers have become increasingly interested in strategies for helping household cope when a family member develop serious illness and the reason for their preference for demand-side approaches. It looks at, amongst other things, the influence of policy networks and stakeholder interests on policy formulation. It then explores factors that affect implementation. It concludes with a discussion of the questions that ongoing field studies are addressing.

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Publication/Series

Health and Social Protection: Experiences from China, Cambodia and Lao PDR

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Antwerp: Institute of Tropical Medicine

Topic

  • Political Science
  • Other Social Sciences

Status

Published