Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context

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dc.contributor.advisorNattrass, Nicolien_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSkordis, Joleneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-06T19:06:20Z
dc.date.available2015-01-06T19:06:20Z
dc.date.issued2002en_ZA
dc.description.abstractHealth economics has expanded enormously as a sub-discipline in the last four decades, drawing primarily on the theoretical foundations of welfare economics. The toolkit for the economic evaluation of health care now extends from the humble cost-minimisation exercise, through cost effectiveness measures, to the more complex cost utility or cost benefit models. These methodologies have differing strengths and drawbacks. This paper evaluates those attributes on both the practical and theoretical dimensions. On the practical dimension: The developing country context differs from the wealthier country context in a number of ways. This paper considers the differences in resource constraints and the differences in health priorities and asks to what extent the methodology is able to accommodate these variations. On the theoretical dimension: Few health care evaluations are conducted in a Pareto Optimal world. This paper considers the extent to which the welfare economic foundations of a methodology are successfully imported into its construction, and then how that foundation translates into its practical application.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSkordis, J. (2002). <i>Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11674en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSkordis, Jolene. <i>"Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11674en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSkordis, J. 2002. Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Skordis, Jolene AB - Health economics has expanded enormously as a sub-discipline in the last four decades, drawing primarily on the theoretical foundations of welfare economics. The toolkit for the economic evaluation of health care now extends from the humble cost-minimisation exercise, through cost effectiveness measures, to the more complex cost utility or cost benefit models. These methodologies have differing strengths and drawbacks. This paper evaluates those attributes on both the practical and theoretical dimensions. On the practical dimension: The developing country context differs from the wealthier country context in a number of ways. This paper considers the differences in resource constraints and the differences in health priorities and asks to what extent the methodology is able to accommodate these variations. On the theoretical dimension: Few health care evaluations are conducted in a Pareto Optimal world. This paper considers the extent to which the welfare economic foundations of a methodology are successfully imported into its construction, and then how that foundation translates into its practical application. DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 T1 - Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context TI - Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11674 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/11674
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSkordis J. Economic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country context. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE), 2002 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11674en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Actuarial Research (CARE)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomics and Demographyen_ZA
dc.titleEconomic evaluation of health care : cautions for the developing country contexten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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