Inclusiveness of Economic Growth in the People's Republic of China: What Do Population Health Outcomes Tell Us?
Tandon, Ajay; Zhuang, Juzhong | January 2007
Abstract
Ajay Tandon and Juzhong Zhuang find that despite the People’s Republic of
China’s remarkable economic growth, improvements in population health
outcomes actually slowed during the reform period. Along with increasing
commercialization of the health sector, urban–rural disparities in health have
increased, and there are large health inequalities between the rich and the
poor. The authors argue that even if the market is to play a major role in health
provision in the country, it is imperative that the government provide the
appropriate regulatory and protective cover so as to ensure that economic
growth does not leave a large section of its population behind with regard to
key development indicators such as health.
Citation
Tandon, Ajay; Zhuang, Juzhong. 2007. Inclusiveness of Economic Growth in the People's Republic of China: What Do Population Health Outcomes Tell Us?. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1452. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.ISSN
1655-5260
Keywords
World Health Organization
Urban Health Services
Rural Health Services
Nutrition and Health Care
Health Aspects of Poverty
Health and Hygiene and the Poor
Education, Health and Social Protection
Access to Health Care
Social Aspects Of Poverty
Disease Control
Occupational Hygiene
Medical Services
Health Costs
Sanitation
Diseases
Water Quality
Respiratory Diseases
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Disadvantaged Groups
Cost of medical care
Health status indicators
Sanitation services
Sickness
Illness
Prevention of disease
Health status indicators
Cost and standard of living
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