"Dr. Gauld’s collection of case studies is informativeand accessible. I would recommend it as acentral text for a course in comparative healthsystems." Politi

The Asia-Pacific region has not only the greatest concentration of population but is, arguably, the future economic centre of the world. Epidemiological transit

During the past three decades, health care systems in the East Asian regions of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have undergone major changes. Each system

Studies the design of health systems in Asia and assesses their efforts to achieve and sustain universal health care.

The Comparative Country Series books are aimed at national policy makers, their advisors, development partners, academics. The technical content includes eviden