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Towards improving hospital performance in Uganda and Zambia: reflections and opportunities for autonomy

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  • Hanson, Kara
  • Atuyambe, Lynn
  • Kamwanga, Jolly
  • McPake, Barbara
  • Mungule, Oswald
  • Ssengooba, Freddie

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  • Hanson, Kara & Atuyambe, Lynn & Kamwanga, Jolly & McPake, Barbara & Mungule, Oswald & Ssengooba, Freddie, 2002. "Towards improving hospital performance in Uganda and Zambia: reflections and opportunities for autonomy," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 61(1), pages 73-94, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:61:y:2002:i:1:p:73-94
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    1. McPake, Barbara Isobel, 1996. "Public autonomous hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa: trends and issues," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 155-177, February.
    2. Pauly, Mark V & Redisch, Michael, 1973. "The Not-For-Profit Hospital as a Physicians' Cooperative," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 63(1), pages 87-99, March.
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    2. Wagstaff, Adam & Bales, Sarah, 2012. "The impacts of public hospital autonomization : evidence from a quasi-natural experiment," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6137, The World Bank.
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