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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeResearch
Inequality and Redistribution among OECD Countries2012.06.30
Many have long believed that inequality in democracy would pressure society into more redistribution. Alesina and Rodrik (1994), Meltzer and Richard (1981), Persson and Tabellini (1994), for instance,...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeResearch
Research for Health Expenditure Chapter of Health at a Glance-Asia/Pacific Edition2012.01.19
A collaborative effort to compile health estimates for Asia - Pacific economics has been made for the last several years, with the eventual objective of establishing a regional health account database...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeResearch
Efforts to Expand Cooperation with Major International Organizations2011.12.20
In November 2010, G20 leaders gathered in Seoul for their Fifth Summit. One of the main outcomes of the meeting was the Seoul Development Consensus, a multi-year action plan on development. Among the ...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeGreen Paper(SHA)
SHA-Based Health Accounts in the AsiaPacific Region Fiji 2007-20082011.02.10
This is the first effort to estimate Fiji’s health spending using the SHA health accounts framework. The estimates cover the time period 2007-2008. Fiji’s health accounts are fully compati...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeGreen Paper(SHA)
SHA-Based Health Accounts in the AsiaPacific Region Federated States of Micronesia2011.02.10
The DHSA reports health expenditures domestically using the FSM Health Accounts framework. The first version of this framework was originally developed during 2006-07 for the then Department of Health...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeGreen Paper(SHA)
SHA-Based Health Accounts in the AsiaPacific Region Indonesia 2005-20092010.12.31
The first Indonesia-NHA Team was established in 2007 and has been assisted by the WHO. The project was aimed at providing evidence-based data on health expenditure in Indonesia from 2002-2004. The ful...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeGreen Paper(SHA)
SHA-Based Health Accounts in the AsiaPacific Region India2010.12.30
After independence India adopted a welfare approach aimed at promoting the economic and social wellbeing of its citizens. The Indian state assumed responsibility for providing health, basic ...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeGreen Paper(SHA)
SHA-Based Health Accounts in the AsiaPacific Region China 1990-20092010.12.01
With assistance from the World Bank, China started developing its own National Health Accounts (NHA) system in the early 1980s. To allow for international comparisons of heath expenditures, ...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammeGreen Paper(SHA)
SHA-Based Health Accounts in Twelve Asia-Pacific Economies A Comparative analysis2010.01.20
This comparative analysis covers twelve economies, providing a reasonably good picture of different health funding and spending patterns across the Asia-Pacific region. It includes four members of the...more
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Health and Social Policy ProgrammePolicy Trends
Tap Water Quality Opening Services (Issue Brief No. 09)2009.12.31
Tap Water Quality Opening Services- Seoul Metropolital Government, Korea -Despite the high quality of Seou tap water (Arisu), citizens avoid drinking it without no apparent reason. In fact, there was ...more