Health policy makers in developing, low income countries are often faced with difficult choices and tradeoffs in allocating the rather limited resources at their disposal. This paper analyzes the varied approaches taken by the Governments of China and India which resulted in differential levels...

Foreword / by Manoranjan Mohanty -- Prologue: A modern Silk Road in health / by Lincoln C. Chen -- The changing landscape of the commercialisation of medical care in China: an overview -- The commercialisation of public hospitals: institutional and financial reforms -- The changing landscape of...