The Economics of Health Care in Asia-Pacific Countries

Academia Studies in Asian Economies series

Edited by Teh-Wei Hu, Professor of Health Economics, Division of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, US and Chee-Ruey Hsieh, Research Fellow, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan

This book presents quantitative research on various aspects of health care reform and health policy in Asia-Pacific countries such as China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the US – nations diverse in their economic development, social demographic structure and health care expenditures.