Does Contracting-Out Primary Care Services Work? The Case of Rural Guatemala
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- Cristia, Julian P. & Evans, William N. & Beomsoo, Kim, 2011. "Does Contracting-Out Primary Care Services Work?: The Case of Rural Guatemala," IDB Publications (Working Papers) 3803, Inter-American Development Bank.
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JEL classification:
- I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
- I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2011-12-19 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-DEV-2011-12-19 (Development)
- NEP-HEA-2011-12-19 (Health Economics)
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