Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents Page -- List of figures Page -- List of tables Page -- List of boxes Page -- List of appendices Page -- Preface Page -- List of Abbreviations Page -- 1 Health system dynamics: evolution of health policies in India -- Part 1 The state as a provider of healthcare services -- 2 Investing in health: health policies and expenditure priorities -- 3 Rejuvenating the public system: efficiency in resource allocation -- Part 2 Institutional reforms: decentralisation in service delivery
4 Politicising the reprioritisation of health expenditures -- 5 Decentralisation in health: rationale, measurements and effectiveness -- 6 Decentralisation, access and service delivery -- Part 3 New financing and policy paradigms: redefining the role of state -- 7 Towards privatising healthcare: at what cost? -- 8 Changing nature of healthcare financing: who benefits? -- Index