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Greater recognition by economists of the influential role that concern for distributional equity exerts on decision …
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argue that Foley's (1967) equity test, i.e., the requirement that no agent prefer the allocation obtained by swapping her …
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There are many existing methodologies on measuring health equity, while seldom has method aiming at health resource … allocation. We collected 6 method of measuring equity in health resource allocation. This paper presents key contents of methods … on measuring horizontal equity in health service allocation, yet each method has its advantages and disadvantages as well …
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We explore the contribution of reciprocity and other non selfish motives to the political viability of the modern welfare state. In the advanced economies, a substantial fraction of total income is regularly transferred from the better off to the less well off, with the approval of the...
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I propose a personal reading of some theories of social justice at a moment when the issue of equality or equity … appears to be back on the ‘development agenda’. Nowadays the term equity tends to be most often associated with the equality …
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I propose a personal reading of some theories of social justice at a moment when the issue of equality or equity … appears to be back on the ‘development agenda’. Nowadays the term equity tends to be most often associated with the equality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010708843
Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has mitigated the burden sharing of fiscal adjustment, as the recession has deepened unemployment has risen, earnings have declined and social tensions have increased. Getting people...
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Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has mitigated the burden sharing of fiscal adjustment, as the recession has deepened unemployment has risen, earnings have declined and social tensions have increased. Getting people...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277003
The article focused on cost effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention strategies in Nigeria. It was designed as a case study. Data were sourced from the Anambra State Agency for HIV/AIDS prevention in Awka and the centres for HIV/AIDS prevention established by NGOs in 2 Awka, Onitsha, and Nnewi. Data...
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Leaders in both the House and the Senate have committed to "shared responsibility" as a basic principle of health care reform, meaning that the costs of health care coverage are shared by individuals, businesses, and the public sector. However, as this issue brief documents, the Senate version...
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