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Decentralization and primary health care: some negative implications in developing countries.

C Collins·A Green
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Decentralization is a highly popular concept, being a key element of Primary Health Care policies. There are, however, certain negative implications of decentralization that must be taken into account. These are analyzed in this article with particular reference to developing countries. The authors criticize the tendency for decentralization to be associated with state limitations, and discuss the dilemma of relating decentralization, which is the enhancement of the different, to equity, which is the promotion of equivalence. Those situations in which decentralization can strengthen political domination are described. The authors conclude by setting out a checklist of warning questions and issues to be taken into account to ensure that decentralization genuinely facilitates the Primary Health Care orientation of health policy.

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Developing CountriesHealth PlanningHealth Services Needs and DemandPoliticsPrimary Health CarePrivatizationCommunity FinancingCritiqueDecentralizationDelivery Of Health CareEconomic FactorsFinancial ActivitiesHealthHealth ServicesMacroeconomic FactorsManagementNeedsObstaclesPlanningPolitical FactorsPrivate SectorPublic SectorJournal Article

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C Collins, A Green. 1994. Decentralization and primary health care: some negative implications in developing countries.. https://doi.org/10.2190/g1xj-px06-1lvd-2fxq

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