Healthcare Reform in Russia Problems and Prospects

This paper examines the prospects for reform of Russia's healthcare system. It begins by exploring a number of fundamental imbalances that characterise the current half-reformed system of healthcare provision before going on to assess the government's plans for going ahead with healthcare...

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Main Author: Tompson, William
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2007
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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