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SUMMARY Public and private health care markets exhibit the same defects: the 'third party' (the state or the insurer) pays, and neither the consumer nor the producer has much incentive to economise in the use of scarce resources. Unless these defects are remedied by managerial innovations and essential basic research, the inefficiency and cost inflation will continue.RESUMEN Eficiencia en la atención de salud: un modelo de Mercado par alas economías desarrolladasLos mercados público y privado de atención de salud, denotan los mismos defectos. La 'tercera parte' (el estado o el asegurador) paga y tanto el consumidor como el productor, carecen de incentivos suficientes para economizaren el uso de recursos escasos. La ineficiencia y la inflación de costos continuarán, a menos que estos defectos sean subsanados mediante innovaciones administrativas e investigaciones básicas esenciales.RESUMES Efficacité de l'assistance médicale: un marché modèle pour le développement économiqueLes marchés publics et privés d'assistance médicale montrent les mêmes défauts. Le tiers parti (l'état ou l'assureur) paye, et ni le consommateur, ni le producteur n'ont beaucoup d'encouragement pour économiser l'utilisation des matières rares. A moins que ces défauts soient remédiés par des innovations directoriales et d'essentielles recherches de base, l'inefficacité et la hausse des coûts inflationniste continueront.

An address given to the Royal African Society in London in 1980. African societies are characterized as suffering the effects of modernization, including social & personal insecurity, the disappearance of traditional authority & culture, the disruption of traditional belief systems, & the erosion of family stability. These problems are universally experienced, but in Africa, the opposition between traditional & modern cultures is intensified due to the relatively recent process of development. Mental health in Africa reflects the disrupting effects of industrial & social change; various studies testify to the heightened sense of insecurity & alienation found among workers & others trying to adapt to change, especially in Ur contexts. In Africa, this social isolation has contributed to mental illness, already exacerbated by poverty & disease. Ironically, improvement in medical care has contributed to the growth of mental illness by reducing mortality. Programs for economic development & better health care, eg, as articulated in UN policy, must recognize & preserve African cultural values. D. Dunseath.

This handbook is a comprehensive reference book on all the 55 countries that comprise the continent of Africa. It begins with an overview of Africa as a unit, reporting on its regional and continental organisations. Then it proceeds to present a detailed record of modern African history, and the political, economic and social development of each African country examined from an African viewpoint. At the same time, it provides basic information on the activities of each country as an integral part of the continent as well as the role of Africa itself within the global community. (DÜI-Hff)