This volume contains thirteen papers prepared for the World Bank Conference on Innovations in Health Care Financing … for financing health care systems in developing countries. …

The appropriate role of the state in health is complex both in economic theory and in practice. Theory identifies three …); and failings peculiar to insurance markets for health care (where both inefficiency and inequity arise). The insurance … to finance an increasing share of health care as incomes rise. …

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the … context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency …

The health of Russian women has suffered during the economic crisis of recent years. Morbidity and mortality from … chronic and infectious diseases has increased. Women's reproductive health has been compromised by an increase in the … Group on Maternal and Child Health whose charge it was to review standards of maternity care and family planning. …

, France is the second Remittances Champion City after Turin, Italy. This report presents the main results of the survey. It … followed by a presentation of the main findings of the survey, based on a total sample of 428 migrants. After a brief … description of the socio-demographic characteristics of the surveyed migrants, the discussion focuses on their financial inclusion …

Pakistan's migration system from the perspective of both governance and also the migrants themselves. It is organized as …

reception and response framework, opportunities and challenges for social integration, gender dynamics, and the Venezuelan …

Describes the elements of health reform in Sierra Leone as the West African nation attempts to overhaul its health … proposed and taken for reforming a package of health services, organizing the provision of those services, and financing the … health sector. The paper also identifies factors critical for success and concludes with an assessment of future prospects …