- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sara Bennett
Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health, Department Member
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Research Interests: Sociology, Program Evaluation, Anthropology, Research Methodology, Psychometrics, and 25 moreOrganizational Culture, Behavior, Job Satisfaction, Evaluation, Developing Countries, Health, Jordan, Public Health, Work Environment, Hospitals, Motivation, Social Science & Medicine, Self Efficacy, Industrial Psychology, Interviews, Humans, Contextual Analysis, Data Collection, Health System, Social Values, Transition Countries, Public health systems and services research, Career Mobility, Health Workers, and Value Orientation
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This article explores the political and economic forces involved in the development of privatization policies within the health care sector in Thailand. It is suggested that many of the motivating factors behind private sector growth are... more
This article explores the political and economic forces involved in the development of privatization policies within the health care sector in Thailand. It is suggested that many of the motivating factors behind private sector growth are outside of the health sector; the general macroeconomic environment and tax incentives have stimulated private sector expansion. Within the Ministry of Public Health a preoccupation with improving care in rural areas and an unclear policy line on the private sector has facilitated this expansion. Only recently has private sector growth come to the policy agenda. During this lag period a number of interest groups have developed. It will be difficult to overcome these entrenched interests in order to change policy direction. Meanwhile, problems of rapid cost inflation and inequity face the Thai health care system. Although this case study focuses upon the health care sector in Thailand it would appear relevant both to other sectors and to other countries. The relationship between development models based upon pro-private, pro-market tenets and the establishment of a satisfactory social policy is questioned.
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Research Interests: Health Care, Social Insurance, Thailand, Health Services Research, Health Policy, and 14 moreSocial Security, Privatization, Case Study, Payment System, Economic Competition, Public Administration and Policy, Public health systems and services research, Private Sector, Public sector health care, Health Care Provider, Private Practice, Public Art Hospitals, Fee for Service Model, and Organizational case studies
Abstract: New public management (NPM) ideas have been reflected in the international health sector reform agenda. This paper summarizes the extent and depth of reform in the five countries studied, as reflected in four key policy... more
Abstract: New public management (NPM) ideas have been reflected in the international health sector reform agenda. This paper summarizes the extent and depth of reform in the five countries studied, as reflected in four key policy arrangements, and reviews the various dimensions ...