The Economics of Rural Health Insurance: The Effects of Formal and Informal Risk-Sharing Schemes in Ghana

ISBN-13: 9783631525845 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 158 str.

Von Braun, Joachim

Spis treści

Contents: Overview of the health care system in Ghana and major financing issues on curative care - Concepts and economic theory of health insurance - Demand for rural health insurance - Effects of rural health insurance on health care expenditures and access to health care - Prospects for expanding coverage of rural health insurance schemes.

O autorze

The Author: Isaac Osei-Akoto studied Statistics, Economics and Mathematics at the University of Ghana, Legon. He holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Statistics and an MPhil degree in Economics from Legon. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn in 2004.