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Resource Allocation for Family Planning in Developing Countries Report of a Meeting (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Economies of Scale / Division of Labor Between Public and Private Sectors
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... Most public-sector financing of services is based on public health arguments for services for all or for the poor; whether the organizations delivering services ought to be public- or private-sector ones is a subsequent decision to be based on comparative advantages and traditions. Rodolfo Bulatao illustrated the wide variations among countries in the size and types of private organizations and practitioners providing family planning services and supplies.
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