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Measuring the globalization of health services: a possible index of openness of country health sectors to trade

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2006

RICHARD SMITH
RICHARD SMITH
Affiliation:
Health Economics Group, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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Abstract

Globalization is a key challenge facing health policy-makers. A significant aspect of this is trade in health services. However, little is currently known about how trade in health services will affect the health of populations and national economies. A key determinant of the impact of trade in health services will be the general economic and trade context of the country concerned. One specific aspect of this is the ‘openness’ of a country’s health sector to trade; yet there is little, if anything, currently known about the most appropriate methods to assess openness of the health sector.

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Health Economics, Policy and Law , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 323 - 342
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Cambridge University Press 2006

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