During the 1960's and 1970's the Chinese government encouraged the 'rural cooperative medical systems' (RCMS), in order to ensure access to basic health care among the rural population. There was a break in the development of the RCMS in the early 1980's, as a consequence of market economic...

This study analyzes a number of economic evaluation techniques that can be used by the economist in helping decision-makers make choices about the allocation of scarce resources in health care and the organization of health interventions. The evaluation techniques discussed are cost-benefit...