Traditional and complementary systems of medicine include a broad range of practices,
which are commonly embedded in cultural milieus and reflect community beliefs …

This chapter surveys experience with performance pay in developing country health
programs. In doing so, it focuses on four key conceptual issues:(1) What to reward,(2) Who …

Development Economics: Theory and Practice provides students and practitioners with the
perspectives and the tools they need to think analytically and critically about the current …

Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a
major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial …

Background A large number of people in both developing and developed countries rely on
medicinal plant products to maintain their health or treat illnesses. Available evidence …

We summarize evidence from the growing body of randomized evaluations on health in
developing countries from the perspective of the human capital investment model, cost …

Based on data from 1014 households in Ghana and Burkina Faso, we demonstrate that non-
forest environmental products play a crucial role in rural livelihoods, especially for women …

When patients bypass one health facility to seek care at another, strong preferences are
revealed. The patterns of bypassing observed in Iringa Rural district in Tanzania show …

Good health is a determinant of economic growth and a component of the well-being of the
population. This chapter discusses and synthesizes economic models of individual and …

This paper comprises extracts from Adam Ashforth's book: Witchcraft. Violence and
Democracy in South Africa (Chicago University Press, 2005). It argues that the distinction …