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Growing old in an older Brazil implications of population ageing on growth, poverty, public finance, and service delivery /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction and overview -- Demographic change and labor market trends in Brazil -- The old-age social protection programs and the aging challenge -- Health and long-term care -- Education and productivity -- Public finance implications of population aging in Brazil : 2005-2050 -- Financing Brazil's aging population : implications for saving and growth.…”
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Public ends, private means strategic purchasing of health services /

Table of Contents: “….] -- Agency theory and its applications in health care / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Doctors' and patients' utility functions / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Economic models of doctors' behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Economic models of hospital behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Motivation and performance-related pay / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Payment mechanisms and provider behavior / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- Supplier-induced demand and unnecessary care / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills -- The organization of publicly financed health care services / William Jack -- Contracting for medical care: providing incentives and controlling costs / William Jack -- Measuring efficiency in purchasing / Xingzhu Liu and Anne Mills.…”
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