The Political Economy of Health Services Provision in Brazil

Autor:	Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Andrew Sunil Rajkumar, Maureen L. Cropper
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Economics and Econometrics education.field_of_study Economic growth business.industry education Population Subsidy Development Power (social and political) Politics Health services Health care Per capita Economics Probabilistic voting model business health care economics and organizations
Zdroj:	Economic Development and Cultural Change. 59:723-751
ISSN:	1539-2988 0013-0079
DOI:	10.1086/660001
Popis:	We examine the impact of local politics and voter preferences on the allocation of publicly subsidized the Unified and Decentralized Health Care System (SUS) health services across 4,338 counties in Brazil. SUS clinics, doctors, and nurses (per capita) are higher in counties with a higher share of uninsured in the population and with higher per capita incomes, as is consistent with a probabilistic voting model. Political participation (i.e., the fraction of the poor who vote) and the political power of the mayor (his vote share in the last election) are associated with more visible health inputs, namely, clinics and consultation rooms, but not with more doctors and nurses.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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