title: The engine or the caboose: health policy in developing countries.
abstract: A discussion of health policy in developing countries is presented. It argues that developing countries must adopt a progressive approach to health policy which rejects the two-tiered system of public and private health care. However, it also points out that ideology is not sufficient to maintain support. A progressive health system must utilize administrative and social and behavioral sciences to achieve effectiveness and efficiency in health care delivery. It cannot ignore these goals any more than a private health care system can.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Safety Studies, Champaign, IL 61820.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Goldsteen
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goldsteen
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy