countries in the Region are to improve incomes and move rapidly toward convergence with the advanced market economies. The growing and vibrant private sector in many of these countries will drive productivity enhancements, but public policies should promote these enhancements. The barriers to and the sources of productivity growth are, of course, different in each country and will require a dif...

This study was carried out to evaluate the use of directly observed treatment short course by private medical practitioners in the management of tuberculosis (TB) as a step towards achieving public-private mix strategy in Enugu, Nigeria. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from all private practitioners practicing in Enugu North Local Government Area. Three hundred and fo...

The privatization of health care in countries traditionally known for their strong public systems, such as the UK, Spain, and Sweden, poses a threat to the right to health. In many cases the increasing commercialization of health care has been played down, but academic research has a critical role in promoting and further developing this debate. Brazil has also witnessed recurrent attempts by b...

II The UK higher education sector creates far-reaching benefits for the public, private individuals and businesses, and is funded by a mix of public and private investment. Within this funding model, there are a number of possible sources of increased investment for universities. However, while it is important to explore all options, this document shows that public funding is constrained, while...

With a framework of incomplete contract, this paper shows that for provision of public goods such as Medicare and education, pure privatization can’t promote competition. On the contrary, the co-existence of public and private provision can enhance de facto competition. Two competitive effects are identified. When consumers are heterogeneous, the co-existence of public and private ownership giv...

BACKGROUND The literature comparing private not-for-profit, for-profit, and government providers mostly relies on empirical evidence from high-income and established market economies. Studies from developing and transitional economies remain scarce, especially regarding patient case-mix and quality of care in public and private hospitals, even though countries such as China have expanded a mixe...

Setting: Private and public tuberculosis (TB) treatment centers in Lagos State, Nigeria. Objective: To compare adherence of private and public providers of directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) in the Lagos State TB control program, Nigeria (LSTBLCP) with the national TB guidelines. Design: A retrospective review of treatment cards of TB patients managed within the first and second qu...