Globalisation and Poverty: How can Global Value Chain Research Inform the Policy Debate?

How can demography inform health policy?

Demography's contribution to health policy debates comes from the study of population dynamics relating to fertility, mortality and migration. The aim of this article is to stress how vital a correct understanding of population dynamics is for health policy and planning. The article first highlights some of the major contributions demographers have made to debates about health, particularly whe...

How Globalisation and Competition Policy Inhibit Poverty Reduction: the Case of the South African Wine Industry

After more than a decade of deregulation and incorporation into global markets, access to the South African wine industry and ‘empowerment’ remain difficult. The government’s land reform policy notwithstanding, it is very difficult to gain entry into the industry, especially on the upstream side. Given the capital, technology and knowledge intensity of the industry, it is not easy to establish ...

Pay for Performance: A Reflection on How a Global Perspective Could Enhance Policy and Research

Pay-for-performance (P4P) is the provision of financial incentives to healthcare providers based on pre-specified performance targets. P4P has been used as a policy tool to improve healthcare provision globally. However, researchers tend to cluster into those working on high or low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with still limited knowledge exchange, potentially ...

How can we enhance the value of laboratory tests?

Today, the pressures on the healthcare systems for the controlling of the costs are extreme and all sectors try to demonstrate the value of their services by justifying the activities and expenditures so the value can be describe in terms like quality, efficiency, effectiveness, patient satisfaction, cost effectiveness .The value of the lab testing is generally directed to their costs and the c...

How Common-Sense Psychology Can Inform Law and Psycholegal Research