Government capacity to contract: health sector experience and lessons

Abstract

Using case-study material of contracting for clinical and ancillary services in the health care sector of developing countries, this article examines the capacities required for successful contracting and the main constraints which developing country governments face in developing and implementing contractual arrangements.

Citation

Public Administration and Development (1998) 18 (4) 307-326 [DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-162X(1998100)18:4307::AID-PAD243.0.CO;2-D]

Government capacity to contract: health sector experience and lessons

Published 4 December 2006