Fiscal Decentralization: Theoretical Foundations and Practices

Author: Xu Zhengzhong, Yuan Wenrui, Sun Guoying
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: The authors of this book elaborate on the theory of social medical insurance, the experiences and issues of its implementation in relevant countries worldwide, and the institutional choices and management models for establishing a Chinese characteristic social medical insurance system. The book is divided into five aspects: the origin, development history, and fundamental principles of social medical insurance; an international comparison of social medical insurance systems; the management of social medical insurance funds; the management of social medical insurance and healthcare service systems; and the development and reform of China's social medical insurance system. The authors elaborate on the theory of social medical insurance, the experiences and issues of its implementation in relevant countries worldwide, and the institutional choices and management models for establishing a Chinese characteristic social insurance system from five aspects: the origin, development history, and fundamental principles of social medical insurance; an international comparison of social medical insurance systems; the management of social medical insurance funds; the management of social medical insurance and healthcare service systems; and the development and reform of China's social medical insurance system.